Comments on: Yang breaks silence on Microsoft takeover

By: Jason - Ontario, Canada.

Jason - Ontario, Canada. — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:25:19 +0000

The recent EU fine against MS for monopolistic behaviour (charging too much to companies trying to develop MS-compatible software) is all most people need to know to hate them. Microsoft is no different than Bell Canada who made billions by being the only one truly ‘in the game’. I say good for Google! Keep the people first, not your pocketbooks!

By: Kris, Oklahoma City

Kris, Oklahoma City — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:28:57 +0000

Yang should take the deal and go with Microsoft. With Google owning as much of the online space as it does, I don’t see their place to call anybody else an online monopolizer. This deal will help bolster all companies involved financially and innovatively.

By: ananth, bangalore, India.

ananth, bangalore, India. — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:28:52 +0000

Just a thought. If there are no anti-trust issues with the Microsoft – Yahoo merger, then Google can merge with Apple right?

Goog-Ple will be a perfect fit. It will have an OS, a phone, mobile software (android),…. everything!

This will negate any advantage that Msft will derive from a merger with yahoo!

Go on Google, set the ball rolling.

By: Dark Angel, Austin TX

Dark Angel, Austin TX — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:41:28 +0000

Yahoo should wake up and take the deal. MSFT is likely to give them the best valuation of any likely acquirers.

Don’t forget that the MARKET VALUED YHOO @ less than $20 before this possible deal came along. It’s BEST price in the past 3 years is scarcely better than the standing offer. The truth is that Yahoo has frittered away their search market share to Google and they have failed to develop anything of value to a Web2.0-hungry user base.
They continue to rest on the laurels of their already-outdated applications — routinely missing opportunities to innovate and out maneuver their competition. But, alas, no.
MSFT should press forward unseating YHOO’s board – a group seemingly out of touch with the shareholder’s best interests.

By: Alan Wilensky

Alan Wilensky — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:53:30 +0000

The buyout of Yahoo by Microsoft would be a blunder of Herculean proportions. Indeed, discounting the contribution of stock, what could Microsoft not do with remaining 22 odd billion?

The Newcorp deal makes eminently more sense, has a comfortable valuation, and a realistic synergy. Who better than Yahoo to overhaul and promote the ugly, fugly, MySpace?

By: macdisser,bronx,new york

macdisser,bronx,new york — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:01:53 +0000

what I fail to understand is people’s irrational hatred toward Microsoft. I hope this deal goes through. Good competition can only help not hinder.

By: Dave Chase, Seattle, WA

Dave Chase, Seattle, WA — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:12:56 +0000

In the coverage and analysis of the potential Yahoo acquisition, I have been surprised no one has discussed the Xbox model which seems perfect for Yahoo inside of Microsoft. I have seen how MSN has been negatively impacted by getting sucked into the Windows/Office world while Xbox has thrived with its own technology, brand and culture (and physical separation from the main MSFT campus).

Having worked with or for both MSFT and Yahoo, the Xbox model is the only one I see working over the long-term in terms of keeping people, winning in the market, etc. Yahoo could maintain its brand/culture yet have the pressure taken off of it by the short-term Wall St. thinking. If there’s one thing you can say about MSFT, it is a long-term oriented org that has dogged determination…something Yahoo would benefit from.

By: Brian, Brampton, ON, Canada

Brian, Brampton, ON, Canada — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:57:05 +0000

The two of them can toy with the predictions or theories all they want, but in real terms they are simply holding out for a better pay cheque. Make the deal, collect your millions, and enjoy the million dollar estate, the boat, the cottage and all the luxurious assets you probably deserve.

By: Nick Perry, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England

Nick Perry, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:25:04 +0000

Well, if Yahoo do say yes to Microsoft.
I will refrain from using any Yahoo service.

By: Madhu Aryal, Investment Banker, Manhattan, New York

Madhu Aryal, Investment Banker, Manhattan, New York — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:50:46 +0000

Yahoo fits and gels well with Google, which could be a right place and strategic partnership than with Microsoft, provided if bidding is considered genuinely.

By: Peter Miller, Middleton, Nova Scotia

Peter Miller, Middleton, Nova Scotia — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:55:49 +0000

Gerry Yang and Susan Decker appear to be in the wrong business – if they’re galvanizing, they should be in the zinc business. As it is they will probably look back, having rebuffed the deal yet again, and will say….any deal with Microsoft is in the zinc! Methinks it’s time to take the deal!