Microsoft Considering Purchase Of Yahoo

[DudeAsInCool]

NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. is resuming its pursuit of search engine operator Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) that could help it better compete with Web search leader Google Inc., published reports said Friday.

Yahoo shares surged more than 15 percent in midday trading.

The New York Post reported Friday that Microsoft has asked Yahoo to enter formal negotiations for an acquisition that could be worth $50 billion. Yahoo's market capitalization was about $38 billion on Thursday.

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[method77]

money!

[rainbowdemon]

There goes the neighborhood.

[slum_goddess]

and if this goes down, there goeth Chris from yahoo! or whatever it might be called /after/. but not before he gets all his stock options or whatever he'll get added to them from M$. he's verily pissed, first job he's had since i know him that he's doing what he digs. i don't know whether to laugh or cry or be happy or sad for him but he sticks to his principles and won't sell out for ANYone, especially M$.

[DudeAsInCool]

and if this goes down, there goeth Chris from yahoo! or whatever it might be called /after/. but not before he gets all his stock options or whatever he'll get added to them from M$. he's verily pissed, first job he's had since i know him that he's doing what he digs. i don't know whether to laugh or cry or be happy or sad for him but he sticks to his principles and won't sell out for ANYone, especially M$.

what does he do at Yahoo?

[slum_goddess]

they call it 'producer' (forget what they called it in the States; maybe 'developer'?); he makes user interfaces and test drives them for usability in ALL browsers; after being there for nigh on 7 months, a month or so back they gave him a raise and made him head (yuk yuk) of the producers' group.

[method77]

from what I'm reading, the deal is off

[DudeAsInCool]

Microsoft, Yahoo May Partner to Challenge Google in Web Search

May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. have held talks about a partnership designed to boost their share of the Web search and advertising market and catch up with Google Inc., people briefed on the discussions said.

The discussions are in the early stages and focus on a partnership rather than a merger, said one of the people, who asked to remain anonymous because the negotiations are private. Shares of Yahoo jumped the most in three years yesterday after the New York Post said Microsoft wants to buy the company.

Yahoo and Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, have struggled to dent Google's dominance in searching the Web and in the booming market for advertising spots next to search results. A combination would triple Microsoft's share of the U.S. search market to 38.4 percent, rivaling Google's 48.3 percent, according to ComScore Inc.

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