Microsoft Looks To Buy Yahoo!

TrafficProducer · #1 (**permalink**) 05-10-2006, 01:03 PM

Microsoft Looks To Buy Yahoo!

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And then there were two! If the rumors are true and the factions in Microsoft get there way, the battle for search engine supremacy could become a game with only 2 significant players, Google and MSN.

WSJ (Wall Street Journal) have bandied around suggestions that Microsoft has been exploring the option of acquiring the Yahoo! portal and search engine. Such a move would significantly bolster Microsoft's search engine market share, and create a strong basis to compete with Google head on.

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chrisranjana.com · #2 (**permalink**) 05-11-2006, 07:27 AM

Big Monopolies are not always good !..

**ctabuk** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-11-2006, 08:23 AM

Funnily enough we are already discussing this in the SEO forum, we beat you to it guys!!!

**incrediblehelp** · #4 (**permalink**) 05-16-2006, 11:41 PM

Yahoo has since re-buffed this idea. Another piece of gossip bits the dust.

**ctabuk** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-17-2006, 09:32 AM

Interesting - the plot thickens.

corduroy090 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-29-2006, 05:15 PM

I doubt this will happen...I couldn't see Yahoo wanting to sell.

soniqhost.com · #7 (**permalink**) 07-05-2006, 06:22 PM

Its not a bad Idea, Yahoo's talent and infrastructure along with Microsoft cash and at that point you can challenge google for search, because what Microsoft is doing is not working in the battle for search. If it does happen I don't think it will happen until next year after Vista comes out

nigel79 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-17-2006, 08:04 PM

Yahoo messenger is joining with Msn