Comments on: In Another Surprise Twist, AOL-Yahoo Deal Said to Be Close At Hand

By: Could AOL Be Next on Microsoft’s List?

Could AOL Be Next on Microsoft’s List? — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:24:06 +0000

[...] very least as a strategic ploy to try to thwart any possible deal between Yahoo and AOL (which has always been a possibility in the background). But at least Wall Street doesn’t seem to think that a deal is imminent. [...]

By: AOL, Yahoo Accelerate Talks To Thwart Microsoft Bid. | Technology Watch

AOL, Yahoo Accelerate Talks To Thwart Microsoft Bid. | Technology Watch — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:01:16 +0000

[...] isn’t letting on just yet–at least not publicly.” Erick Schonfeld wrote at TechCrunch (4/9), “Things are moving fast in the Yahoo-Microsoft drama. All the different forces are [...]

By: Yahoo Fence Sitting, Will Meet With Microsoft And AOL Next Week

Yahoo Fence Sitting, Will Meet With Microsoft And AOL Next Week — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:42:05 +0000

[...] The fence sitting from Yahoo provides some solace to Microsoft after a week where an AOL-Yahoo deal was said to be close at hand. [...]

By: Pete W

Pete W — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:36:18 +0000

Yahoo’s biggest asset is its content; not ads. Google needs content for its ads to be successful – Yahoo can generate a lot of revenue by leveraging its content in partnership with AdSense.

By: watch

watch — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:13:14 +0000

nice

By: Bwana.org Radio » bdo radio #105

Bwana.org Radio » bdo radio #105 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:36:36 +0000

[...] AOL-Yahoo Deal in the works? [...]

By: YouYap.com

YouYap.com — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:52:14 +0000

The Yahoo and Microsoft drama will continue after the deadline. Yahoo all kinds of move to showing all kinds of move that sorth of dumb. This is bad business for Yahoo but good for AOL. AOL is not a big player anymore.

By: sh

sh — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:19:25 +0000

A few years ago Wired Magazine wrote an excellent article comparing AOL and Yahoo! essentially saying that Yahoo! with its communities, content, broadband, etc. was where AOL should have gone. Worth finding that article and re-reading it in light of this recent news.

By: Theres a Blog in my Soup » Love Stinks! Yeah Yeah! Love Stinks! (So does, the Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Aol Love Triangle)…

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:32:37 +0000

[...] Yahoo and Aol might Combine [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:00:35 +0000

Does this deal make any sense to anyone ? I dont think so !

By: Yahoo! Google! AOL! Oh my. « Drumroll Please

Yahoo! Google! AOL! Oh my. « Drumroll Please — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:36:41 +0000

[...] made two announcements/leaks. First, that they were very close to agreeing to terms that would combine Yahoo and AOL as an alternative to the Microsoft deal. And second, that they will run, ahem, a two week test of [...]

By: MSMonster

MSMonster — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:52:33 +0000

What with the monsters?
Sending subliminal messages?
T¢ is becoming more and more like M$

By: Planets begin to align in Yahoo deal « Scotsman on a Horse

Planets begin to align in Yahoo deal « Scotsman on a Horse — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:42:38 +0000

[...] In Another Surprise Twist, AOL-Yahoo Deal Said to Be Close At Hand Things are moving fast in the Yahoo-Microsoft drama. All the different forces are aligning for an endgame. The latest twist: The WSJ is reporting that Yahoo is close to signing a deal to combine with AOL. [...]

By: Yahoo se unirá a AOL y probará los avisos de Google Adsense

Yahoo se unirá a AOL y probará los avisos de Google Adsense — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:19:41 +0000

[...] primero es que Yahoo se combinará con AOL, que es algo que ya venían haciendo con sus mensajeros. El tema es que AOL también anda [...]

By: Farhad

Farhad — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:16:09 +0000

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face!

What good will joining hands with another downward-spiralling company do? Yahoo! are doomed, one way or another. They might as well bow out gracefully.

By: Acto desesperado de Yahoo: AdSense | Damian Voltes

Acto desesperado de Yahoo: AdSense | Damian Voltes — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:17:43 +0000

[...] misma empresa Pat Mac Carty, la reciente compra de IndexTools una buena plataforma de Analytics, las negociaciones con AOL, etc), Yahoo quizá haya cometido un gran error: Anunciar que va a hacer un test deal con Google [...]

By: gullu

gullu — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:40:44 +0000

The experiment is google is the most interesting one. I don’t think they will learn anything that they don’t already know. That google gets more clicks per search term than yahoo. This just give them the ammo to show msft that there is a lot of upside in improving the ad relevance for text ads on yahoo and thus yahoo deserves more money since the revenue growth estimates would be much higher than what msft is assuming in its bid.

By: Skymonkey Technology Blog » Yahoo’s acquisition playing out like a soap opera

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:16:48 +0000

[...] for a couple of weeks. Does this mean a Google offer is on the cards? Then there’s news of a deal imminent between Yahoo and AOL almost ready to be penned. AOL and Google both share some commonalities, with [...]

By: watch

watch — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:02:15 +0000

Microsoft hate the news….

By: Yahoo Goes Scorched Earth

Yahoo Goes Scorched Earth — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:54:12 +0000

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:24:28 +0000

OK - I know lots of you own MSFT shares (and won’t admit it) or whatever and need the purchase to go through and you are probably right that it eventually will but…

Do people really think it helps either company at the end of the day?

Maybe Y! can do better on their own?
Maybe Y!+AOL can do better?
Maybe Y!+M$ can do better?
Maybe Y!+TechCrunch can do better?
Maybe there is no hope?

Just admit it that none of you losers can predict the future so stop arguing about something that you have no control over!

By: lbsterling

lbsterling — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:05:16 +0000

Further, it’s an embarrassment for the WSJ to let itself be spun by the investment bankers for Yahoo who are leaking this to them.

By: » The yahoo-microsoft story continues » BinaryDay - A little better day

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:54:17 +0000

[...] techcrunch is reporting that a yahoo and aol deal may be very close to completion. As part of the deal Time Warner would [...]

By: lbsterling

lbsterling — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:50:14 +0000

@jjameson has it spot-on.

Yahoo has to make semi-credible feints in other directions in order to get MSFT to up its offer (or worse, not lower it _ MSFT has them in a bear hug where time works against YHOO if they do nothing).

MSFT is playing hardball, of course, because we’re talking about $1.4 billion in real extra money they have to pay for every $1 per share they raise.

The News Corp. combo scenario can be used to help MSFT save face if it does up its offer after all the tough talk.

By: Eros

Eros — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:23:08 +0000

Microsoft should drop this yahoo bid and spend that $45+ billions on;

1. Improving their online brand, MSN.
2. Buy facebook and integrate their 250+ million hotmail users.
3. Rename all those stupid Windows Live * to MSN. Specially Hotmail, Messenger, Maps, Spaces, Groups, etc.
4. They can keep Windows Live with Writer, Mail, Photo Gallery. Also release a new product like, Windows Live Virtual Earth as a desktop product like Google Earth.
5. Buy few online start ups.
6. Put search engine in a single/separate cool type brand like google. Google is search king just for their name mostly.
7. Put all of their Advertising offering under MSN brand. Microsoft and Online Advertising just don’t match.

I just don’t get it, Microsoft have all the potential, resource, money. Why don’t they just do it.