“Microsoft Corp. has stepped up its pursuit of a deal to buy Yahoo Inc., two newspapers reported on Friday, as the two companies reenter talks to strike a deal amid huge growth from rival Google Inc.,” Reuters reports.
“Yahoo shares jumped 14.6 percent to $32.20 in electronic trading on Friday, while Microsoft shares fell 1.4 percent to $30.53,” Reuters reports.
Reuters reports, “The two companies have held informal deal talks over the years. But the latest approach comes as Microsoft seeks to ink a deal in the wake of Google’s expansion.”
“Google agreed to buy DoubleClick Inc. last month for $3.1 billion, accelerating a push into the graphic ad market. Google beat out Microsoft and Yahoo to win the deal, sources said,” Reuters reports.
Full article here.
There goes Yahoo…
The new name will be
MicroHoo?
One last big fling to support a tanking stock?
That’ll be the fastest way to get me to stop using Yahoo Services.
NOOOOOOOOOOhooo
taken, as is yahoo to be
Eeks! That would mean the IMAP mail from Yahoo! to the iPhone would be coming from Microsoft. Yuck! Would that collaboration continue or cease to exist? I really don’t want any MS crap on my iPhone!!!
BUT…not that I know anything about email on mobile devices….wouldn’t that allow for some kind of integration with enterprise?
Until M$ kills it, or charges for it. Or both.
If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em.
Doesn’t yahoo own Flickr?
bummr
Another reason why the Justice Department really needs to look at breaking Microsoft up again. This is ridiculous.
Is MS succeeds I bet 10$ Ballmer gleefully stops the push-email feature the iPhone is set to use. No matter though. Apple could simply revamp dotMac or call upon their buddy Eric at Google.
It’s a Dr. Seuss world:
AppleGoo
MicroHoo
I won’t. As soon as M$ embraces and extinguishes Yahoo, I’m outta there. I’ll use the evil don’t-be-evil Google just to screw MS — like there would really be a choice.
Although, come to think of it, Ballmer’s sweaty palms have yet to pass his disease onto Alta Vista. What evil entity owns Alta Vista, by the way?
I think Gates is shooting for the moon……
BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! THROW CHAIR! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY!
….but is headed towards Uranus
Microsoft buys Yahoo, I will have to change my homepage. I just don’t want to be a part of the Microsoft Empire as much as I can. Maybe when Ballmer leaves my dislike of MS will weaken.
“Another reason why the Justice Department really needs to look at breaking Microsoft up again.”
Wishful thinking. Alberto won’t remember any of it.
Big whoop. I have a yahoo e-mail account just because I am too lazy to switch.
If MS and Yahoo goes for it. the let mediocrity reign. People will jump ship since thay aren’t that stupid…well most aren’t anyway.
Microsoft. What a bunch of Yahoos!
(With my sincere apologizes to the current management and staff of Yahoo)
(Kramer bursts into room and slams money on Jerry’s Table)
Well? I’m out!
Would this from Microslap be a strategic move, or a sign of desperation?
LOL!
Microsoft must feel really threatened by Google!
Come on Microsoft, you can’t do it by yourself……you need Yahoo to help you out because the Google Boys are eating your lunch!
Unbelievable….there is definitely blood in the water….
Now is the time to hit Microsofty hard where it hurts. Apple and Google should continue to turn up the heat! Beleaguered Microsoft is on the ropes.
I thought this was amusing from an earlier article on cnn.
And Dinosaur’s Garrity said a marriage of Yahoo and Microsoft makes a formidable pair since it would match Microsoft’s tech savvy, something Garrity feels Yahoo lacks, with Yahoo’s media expertise.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/04/technology/msftyhoo_analysis/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote
I didn’t know bullying and lawyering – tech.
So the battle lines will be clearly drawn….the Allied Powers of Google and Apple versus the Axis Powers of Microsoft and Yahoo.
I got the impression that the Yahoo deal with the iPhone was really just Apple letting Yahoo in on something – anything to do with the iPhone. Google is Apple’s big partner and Yahoo was lucky to have a foot in the door. That’s how it came off at the keynote to me.