Microsoft-Yahoo Get Married Already!
On February 1st, software giant Microsoft Corp. proposed in marriage to Yahoo! in a highly publicized press release that had people’s opinion online and offline divided. It seems like a match made in heaven and seen as a strong force that will eventually compete with Google Inc. head to head, if not weaken the latter. On the other hand, it is seen as an evil plan to monopolize the internet industry.
Google or Microsoft?
Depending on which side you’re on, Google Inc. or Microsoft- you’re bound to love or hate the whole deal! We say, let there be a merger if only to level the playing field in the internet where Google Inc. is obviously the runaway winner especially on Search and online advertising.
Yahoo! is playing hard to get. That is understandable. It wants to remain independent but for how long could it keep up with Google? Microsoft won’t hear of it as it aggressively pursues its unsolicited bid and even threatens a hostile takeover.
The news yesterday says that it will authorize a proxy fight for Yahoo! which means that if it pushes through, Microsoft “would nominate a slate of directors to take control of Yahoo’s board and support the company’s proposal. The nominees would be voted on at Yahoo’s annual shareholder meeting in June.”
Name Game
Let’s play name that company! If Microsoft marries Yahoo, what will be its new name? Microsoft-Yahoo! MSN-Yahoo? Microhoo? MicYahoo!? Yahoo Live!? Hoosoft? MiYahoo? MicroYahoo? Hoomail? Micromail? SoftYa! Got beter suggestions?
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February 25th, 2008 at 12:10 am
I agree, end the evil empire of Google! Let the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo begin. In the end the consumers will benefit on this…
February 26th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I agree stop playing around and give us an option we can use. I hate the control Google has over the net.
February 28th, 2008 at 5:17 am
EU just kick Google out by forcing them to pay for not respecting the Anti Trust code.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:18 am
If microsoft and yahoo get marry then guess whats name of baby “mAHOO” – “Yicrosoft” – “MICROhoo”
LOL
April 2nd, 2008 at 4:12 am
MICROhoo :- its a good name … lol
i like Google as it delivers the highest traffic on my site and then Msn and less from yahoo … many of the webmasters like search engines because of the traffic they receive from them the highest.
April 6th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Yahoo should definitely not bite the offer. Though I agree that Google is an evil empire, Microsoft is no better. Yahoo should focus on doing things their own way.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I guess Mioo
July 26th, 2008 at 11:00 am
I thing that Yahoo wants to be bought. They just want to squeeze more money out of microsoft.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:13 am
Better interpersonal communication: we agree, they wanted to play hard to get and get more money out of the deal!
we think they really screwed this deal up! they should have taken the offer. they won’t see that much offer come up again. it was certainly yahoo’s loss not microsoft’s…