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Google/Yahoo/Microsoft

Published 04 February 08 01:21 PM | root 

If you haven't heard, Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo for $44.6 Billion USD.

Let me say that again.

[Dr. Evil voice]

44.6 BILLION dollars.

[/Dr. Evil voice]

Google being Google, they attempted to block MS's bid with an offer to Yahoo that, to me, is genius:

"Outsource your search to us, and you can focus more on your strong points... like social networking and mobile content."

The key points here:

1) Microsoft would consume Yahoo (and Yahoo's culture, employees, etc.) and potentially inherit Microsoft's culture and/or loose people.... and they wouldn't be independent anymore. But they would be extremely wealthy.

2) Siding with Google they could keep their independence and focus on their strengths... while giving their (once?) major competitor their search and increasing their business significantly. They could keep their independence though...

3) If Yahoo accepts any of the offers, then they would be accepting defeat.

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What do you guys think Yahoo should do?

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# PROACEX1 said on February 4, 2008 3:05 PM:

*Bill Gates is now on the floor*

Do it do it!

Let's make the whole world become a monopoly!

Then we can play a fun little board game known as Microsoftization...

And only we can play it, hehe!

*End Bill Gates speach*

Here is Robin Williams take on it (Warning, PG-13 content): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P33_Tl6peig

Respectfully,

PROACEX1

# root said on February 4, 2008 9:08 PM:

You mean Rated R? lol, what kinda PG-13 movies have you been too?

Ohhh, right. We are going to take over the MPAA's rating system first...

Then the world.

http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp

# Blog Picks said on February 4, 2008 10:37 PM:

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# PROACEX1 said on February 5, 2008 7:21 PM:

Hey, I was using the metric rating system!

Huh, I guess it is R Rated in the US though...

Yes Master, the plan for world dominiation is going nicely...

*Your Minion*

Respectfully,

PROACEX1

# Blog Picks said on February 13, 2008 11:54 PM:

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