Yahoo, Google in Talks Over Ad Deal

What madness the reek of despiration what a way to undermine your own company

Last move to force Microsoft to raise its bid ?

Last move to force Microsoft to raise its bid ?

As a regular Yahoo visitor, I enjoy their content and would like to see them remain independent of Microsoft. I personally would rather see a bid from Google. Keep the portal aspects of Yahoo, and get rid of the Yahoo search engine which is vastly inferior to Google's. Trim the fat from Yahoo to lower operating costs, and you've got a winning combination.

Oh, Jerry...what you won't do to keep Bill away from your store! Google will use you as a pawn and then kick you to the curb when they're done. Google doesn't need you, Jerry, but they can smell the desperation in your voice.

sorry softy,you lose

WOW

Microsoft is pretty determined to get Yahoo at their price so this won't work.

Appears to be a case of Jerry Yang's ego being bigger than his brain.

wonderful solution

Pam K. Wouldn't they hear the desperation in his voice, not smell it?

I'd like to see Microsoft buy 15% of Yahoo stock and trigger the poison pill just for fun.

44.6 billions is more than enough for Yahoo. They wont get a better offer

Do all the Yahoo employees involved in their search engine get laid off? Great plan, Jerry! Screw your shareholders and your employees at the same time.

bravo christopher l .... and bravo yahoo and all its yahooness.... stand your ground. when it comes to the web google and yahoo still have a spirit that microsoft doesn't and can't and maybe never will understand. run, run from the big ugly power junkie!! yahoooooooooooo!

Oh boy! More places for click fraud.

It's not the charts. It's the exeptional value that Yahoo represent - not for the market generally - but for Microsoft specifically. Yahoo is the only chance for Microsoft to try to establish their brand on the Internet. They have tried it on their own - but they just could not do it. There is really no other Internet company like Yahoo - it's simply priceless for Microsoft. If they can't get Yahoo, they get stuck in their pre-Internet role, which is a slow death sentence. Microsoft, Ballmer clearly knows that this is not just an other takeover. It's a life and death match to for Microsoft. It's their only ticket to try to get into the future, since they have not been able to do it on their own. That's why traditional charts, evaluations, etc. don't really matter in this case: yahoo is basically priceless for Microsoft.

It's not the charts. It's the exeptional value that Yahoo represent - not for the market generally - but for Microsoft specifically. Yahoo is the only chance for Microsoft to try to establish their brand on the Internet. They have tried it on their own - but they just could not do it. There is really no other Internet company like Yahoo - it's simply priceless for Microsoft. If they can't get Yahoo, they get stuck in their pre-Internet role, which is a slow death sentence. Microsoft, Ballmer clearly knows that this is not just an other takeover. It's a life and death match to for Microsoft. It's their only ticket to try to get into the future, since they have not been able to do it on their own. That's why traditional charts, evaluations, etc. don't really matter in this case: yahoo is basically priceless for Microsoft.

Mr. Common Sense here. Jerry, Jerry, Jerry Think of your associates and shareholders. Take the Microsoft offer for the good of Yahoo. Then check into a local hospital for a MRI Brain scan. Tommie Boy

what till the earnings reports for the first q i see microsoft match ests yahoo down on est slightly and google will be way down,around 20% on est this q, there pay per click is just not that great there cpc rate is bad and getting worse every passing day. to much room for fraud ads. microsoft will be a winner in this situation