Comments on: Microsoft readies assault on Yahoo board

By: NSU, New York, NY

NSU, New York, NY — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:54:34 +0000

This is the best move by MSFT ever – to acquire one of the most well known global brand name in the industry. As one reader pointed out, I too am tired of seeing Google ads where ever I surf. Google is too dominant and MSFT and Yahoo as separate entities will never be able to catch up. This is one of the best opportunity they will ever have to try and close that gap. Google once fought MSFT from acquiring DoubleClick arguing they would monopolize the internet advertisement industry. How ironic today that Google is the one playing monopoly.

By: whatacrock, puget sound, wa

whatacrock, puget sound, wa — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:29:34 +0000

As never a fan of MSFT, I admit, they are doing this right; proxy,new board, offer a few dollars ($2) and overturn the greedy 'screw the shareholders and reward the brain-dead employee bonus plan.' All of YOU out there, QUESTION: don't you all think this search=advertising=big$$$ is a bunch of over-inflated B.S.?? If you have a great portal, you aren't going hungry, AND, something the Madison Avenue fools don't want their ad-addicted junkie clients to know…LESS is more…do you NEED, WANT more stupid adverts?

By: Joe I. Cupertino, CA

Joe I. Cupertino, CA — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:04:52 +0000

It's understandable that Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo, but what advantage is it for Yahoo, a profitable company, to be bought by Microsoft? Yahoo has obvious problems and Yang and Decker are moving too slow, but will they be solved by a painful takeover? No. If the larger shareholders want to sell, why not sell now while the price is up? I did and when if it goes down I'll buy in.

By: RG, West GG, CA

RG, West GG, CA — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:26:52 +0000

Wow! Lots of hostility in here. No one complains that Google has a huge lead in online advertising (display and search). No one is even close in those arenas. "Don't be evil" huh? Yeah, whatever! Then why do you allow people's right to free speech and expression to be censored by the Chinese government? Because you want Chinese money. The excuse of "if not us … then it will be someone else", is the same arguement that drug dealers make on a witness stand. Pathetic …

By: James Lou, San Francisco CA

James Lou, San Francisco CA — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:41:12 +0000

I'm no MS fan but I'm tired of google ads, almost every site I go I see google ads, they really have made web sites less enjoyable and my eyes are well trained to skip those ads (but still annoyed). I want to see more competition and hopefully better way to advertise.

By: Patrick J. Burbank CA

Patrick J. Burbank CA — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:41:40 +0000

Microsoft will get Yahoo whether Yahoo like it or not. I just hope they will let Yahoo retain their name or apart of it.

By: J. Simpson Culver City,CA

J. Simpson Culver City,CA — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:28:17 +0000

Hey where's the letter from Mr.Yang to Yahoo stockholders? I read the comment 30 minutes ago. did they delete it?

By: George S. Riverside, CA

George S. Riverside, CA — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:11:33 +0000

Interesting name. Yahoo by Microsoft. Seems like YAHMIC! will really happen.

By: Anonymous, Wa

Anonymous, Wa — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:09:44 +0000

Do you "Micro-hoo"???

By: Sudhir Dyapa, Bangalore India

Sudhir Dyapa, Bangalore India — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:13:17 +0000

MS can as well go after other genuine Online Search companies at a much lesser Cost.

No doubt Yahoo might have a Public clout but it just does not make sense to take over Google you want to buy Yahoo with such a huge amount.

Event if you you give half the amount i.e around 20(Twenty)Billion there are quite a bit of good online companies which can keep the MS Windows/Existing products go to Online successfully.