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Old Feb 12th, 2008, 08:02
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Re: Microsoft bid for Yahoo good or bad

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Originally Posted by temi View Post
Well, the plot thickens, Yahoo rejected Microsoft bid yesterday, and Microsoft responded today saying "its rather unfortunate" all eyes are now on what microsoft will do next. They seem to have been stalking Yahoo for over 2 years.
Even though they have rejected this initial offer, they have lef the door open for other offers to come through.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7239220.stm

I don't think this acquisition will help MS gain more dominance in the search market. It will, however, increase its reach into the online advertising revenue market. A larger share of a market currently worth approx 15 billion dollars...
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