__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 06 March 2007 15:59 \__
> Guy Fawkes <spare_the_rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>
>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>> news:5512201.I0rC5RB862@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Software Notebook: Microsoft falls further behind in Web search
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | "If I looked at this, and I were a Microsoft executive, I would
>>> | definitely be concerned that MSN is not showing nearly the kind
>>> | of growth that Google and Yahoo are," said Matt Rosoff, an analyst
>>> | at the independent Directions on Microsoft research firm.
>>> |
>>> | The statistics demonstrate the ongoing struggle that Microsoft
>>> | faces in Web search. The situation is notable in part because of
>>> | the ad revenue that hinges on the number of people using a
>>> | particular search site.
>>> `----
>>
>> MSN Search is dying and will soon have an infinitesimal marketshare. I've
>> already predicted that Microsoft will purchase Yahoo just to stand some
>> hope of getting alongside Google. They'd better make it quick since
>> Yahoo's marketshare is declining too...if they buy it now they can at
>> least claim *almost* equal marketshare(Google=60%; Yahoo+MSNSearch=40%).
>>
>> It's either that or exit the web-search business completely. It's a
>> bottomless pit and will be a rallying point for ridicule.
>>
>
> The problem with buying Yahoo is that really, it's about buying a
> failing business, or at least, buying a non-winning one. This is not
> territory Microsoft are remotely familiar with, and I think that they
> lack the analysis skills for it.
Guy, you might find the repeated speculations interesting (list below). I
continue to wonder if acquitions of that scale would be approved
(everything's possible in America, provided you give some 'incentives' to
buy vote/s of confidence). Bear in mind also that Yahoo has /many/ services
that compete with Microsoft services, so it's rather wasteful. A lot of
development work goes down the drain as you unify /and/ confuse (both the
end user and yourself). Live is in the mess that it's in (its top man has
just resigned) because it's made up of many acquisitions and it's totally
disorganised.
Speaking of weird deals and competing services, I used to enjoy the A9
(Alexa/Amazon) toolbar, but Microsoft's 'deal' with A9 (primarily intended
to drop Google) involved shutting down competing services, including the A9
toolbar. It was the only door to Alexa using Mozilla Firefox. I am still
angry about this. Acquire, then punish is the motto. They did the same with
SysInternals (went from open to closed source) and maybe PhotoSynth <
http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/photosynth-for-linux/ >
(apparently used to work in GNU/Linux).
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What if Microsoft Bought Yahoo?
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| Don't get me wrong. They've built some great stuff. TerraServer
| is awesome and their Local stuff really shows promise. But this
| is 2007 and Microsoft is the biggest software company in the
| world. I expect more. A lot more.
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http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/008461.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_acquired_by_Microsoft_Corporation
10 Reasons Why Microsoft Will Aquire Yahoo In 2007
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| Will it happen? To me it seems like a no brainer... If Microsoft
| hopes to compete in this new internet economy (contextual ads)t
| hey need a bigger chunk of the search market. Yahoo is the
| only option IMO.
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http://www.shoemoney.com/2006/12/16/10-reasons-why-microsoft-will-aquire-yahoo-in-2007/
Microsoft Should Buy Yahoo, Says Merrill Lynch
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| Microsoft should acquire Yahoo! in order to fend off Google and solidify
| the software giant's Internet presence, according to a Friday report by
| Merrill Lynch.
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http://www.forbes.com/2006/06/23/microsoft-yahoo-0623markets04.html?partner=yahootix
Yahoo rejects Microsoft search offer
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| Yahoo CEO Terry Semel has revealed he recently rebuffed Microsoft's
| attempt to bag a stake in the company.
|
| Although the Yahoo boss didn't confirm what form the speculated
| overtures took, he slapped down the idea Yahoo would be willing to
| let Microsoft take a stake in the company.
|
| According to a report in the Financial Times, Semel said: "Microsoft
| taking over Yahoo--that conversation has never come up."
|
| He added: "(We discussed) search, and Microsoft co-owning some of our
| search. I will not sell a piece of search--it is like selling your
| right arm while keeping your left; it does not make any sense."
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http://news.com.com/2061-10811_3-6071556.html?part=rss&tag=6071556&subj=news
If the WSJ says so, it must be true
,----[ Quote ]
| MICROSOFT has been looking at a possible acquisition of the Yahoo online
| portal and search engine, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31460
,----[ Quote ]
| The fight is on between the three internet search titans, after Yahoo's
| Terry Semel laid down the gauntlet to Microsoft saying the software
| giant's recently elevated ambitions in the search arena were a lost cause.
|
| "My impartial advice to Microsoft is that you have no chance. The
| search business has been formed," he said in an interview with the
| New Yorker's Ken Auletta."
|
| [...]
|
| "That crashing sound you hear, is a chair being thrown across an
| office in Redmond," said another (blogger).
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http://news.ft.com/cms/s/11eadcd4-e1a3-11da-bf4c-0000779e2340.html
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