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    Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

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    Contact Ftc

    Block this, this is not good.....write to the FTC

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    - Europeans, get the EU anti-trust watchdogs on it, they're even tougher....
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    Re: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

    What about this?

    Economists don't like monopolies. That should not be mixed with monopolistic power, even if there is similarities. The consumer, (read online shopper) and advertiser suffer.

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    Re: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

    I also read this kind of post from other forum but it's true that Microsoft will offer billions of dollars to Yahoo. Sounds a new start of good SE competition.

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    Re: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

    Isn't google a monopoly on web search? Most of the worldwide searches are done trough it.
    A strong competitor for google would balance the search market.

    PS: Here is it on Reuters: Microsoft bids $44.6 billion to buy Yahoo | U.S. | Reuters

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    Re: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

    Quote Originally Posted by datetopia View Post
    Isn't google a monopoly on web search?
    Far from in my opinion and less than Coca Cola is on the market for refreshment. If Microsoft buys Yahoo, it will get an even stronger postion on the desktop and online software market.

    May be you have to be an economist to knwo the difference between:
    1. Monopol.
    2. Duopol.
    3. Oligopol.
    4. Monopolistic competition.
    5. Market / price leader.
    6. Etc.

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    Re: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

    I am beginning to welcome anything to combat Google at this point.

    Go YaSoft! or is it MicroHoo!

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    Re: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

    Quote Originally Posted by kgun View Post
    If Microsoft buys Yahoo, it will get an even stronger postion on the desktop and online software market.
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    What does yahoo have on the desktop?

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    Re: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

    Quote Originally Posted by netndx View Post
    What does yahoo have on the desktop?
    Yahoo widgets, even if that is marginally important and it was not my main point.

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    Re: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo

    Quote Originally Posted by kgun View Post
    Yahoo widgets, even if that is marginally important and it was not my main point.
    I know it wasn't, but I was making the point that dominating the desktop because of this merger was a little bit of a reach. They already do that albeit eroding.

    However in my view monopolies don't last long anymore. We are hypersensitive to them for one and believe me the litigation will begin immediatly whether based in fact or not. Second there is nothing we like more in this country than to take down a King

    fuzzy oligopolies and duopolies (sp?) are a another story

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