Comments on: Google would love to buy Yahoo! (so would Fox, AT&T, Microsoft…) http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/10/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/ The Virtual Investor Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:44:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Paperboy http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/10/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-472373 Paperboy Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:40:45 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/15/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/#comment-472373 As a Yahoo! e-mail subscriber, also tied to them by their Smq;; Business Service, I don't want anything to do with a Google or Microsoft owned Tahoo! MS can't even make a halfway to decent OS, so tell them to keep their noses out! And as for Googlee, I may use their search facilities on my Firefox browser, but their software sucks! I tried their under performing picture editing software, Picasa (so highly praised by so many) and found it to be a load of rubbish, although there were one or two things it did well, if only at the molost basic level. As a Yahoo! e-mail subscriber, also tied to them by their Smq;; Business Service, I don’t want anything to do with a Google or Microsoft owned Tahoo!
MS can’t even make a halfway to decent OS, so tell them to keep their noses out! And as for Googlee, I may use their search facilities on my Firefox browser, but their software sucks! I tried their under performing picture editing software, Picasa (so highly praised by so many) and found it to be a load of rubbish, although there were one or two things it did well, if only at the molost basic level.

]]> By: Hindisght IsTwenty Twenty http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/10/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-444487 Hindisght IsTwenty Twenty Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:32:58 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/15/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/#comment-444487 Well, I guess it was MSFT that made the play. But what I'm hoping to find out, is how many shares of Yahoo! are already owned by AT&T? Well, I guess it was MSFT that made the play.

But what I’m hoping to find out, is how many shares of Yahoo! are already owned by AT&T?

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/10/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-383809 Wayne Smallman Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:28:18 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/15/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/#comment-383809 Depending on how you look at the issue, there's a sound case to be made for either Google or Microsoft buying Yahoo! out-right. And it's not just the search stuff that differentiates Yahoo! these days. As mentioned, there's plenty of social stuff going on. And for me, that's where Yahoo! are showing both Google and Microsoft a clean pair of heals... Depending on how you look at the issue, there’s a sound case to be made for either Google or Microsoft buying Yahoo! out-right.

And it’s not just the search stuff that differentiates Yahoo! these days. As mentioned, there’s plenty of social stuff going on. And for me, that’s where Yahoo! are showing both Google and Microsoft a clean pair of heals…

]]> By: Microsoft Office politics to bring adCenter and Yahoo! together? http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/10/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-383674 Microsoft Office politics to bring adCenter and Yahoo! together? Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:50:51 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/15/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/#comment-383674 [...] course, there was also the rumor of Yahoo! being bought out by Google, the fit and overlap would be more seamless, given their culture compatibility. I doubt any [...] [...] course, there was also the rumor of Yahoo! being bought out by Google, the fit and overlap would be more seamless, given their culture compatibility. I doubt any [...]

]]> By: Ged http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/10/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-52394 Ged Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:57:19 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/15/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/#comment-52394 Firstly the best answer for Yahoo!'s woes is inside Yahoo! itself. There are some really smart, dedicated bright people in there. The company needs to capture some of the dymanism it has in the US and get it to work in other markets. I would be more inclined to think that Yahoo! would be ideal target for a private equity firm. Think about the share buy back plan put in place, if you consider equity as debt with no end date, the business continues to demonstrate the kind of cashflow needed for an LBO (leveraged buyout). Firstly the best answer for Yahoo!’s woes is inside Yahoo! itself. There are some really smart, dedicated bright people in there. The company needs to capture some of the dymanism it has in the US and get it to work in other markets.

I would be more inclined to think that Yahoo! would be ideal target for a private equity firm. Think about the share buy back plan put in place, if you consider equity as debt with no end date, the business continues to demonstrate the kind of cashflow needed for an LBO (leveraged buyout).

]]> By: paul http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/10/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-49502 paul Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:01:36 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/15/google-would-love-to-buy-yahoo-so-would-fox-att-microsoft/#comment-49502 My money is on a Yahoo 2.0 My money is on a Yahoo 2.0

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