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Microsoft Wants Yahoo

"Long-term, a Microsoft-Yahoo! combination could pose a greater competitive risk to Google. But, near-term, we'd be skeptical that search users' overwhelming preference for Google would change." -Mark S. Mahaney

Look out Google: Microsoft is keen to compete, with its offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion in cash and stock. The deal was shot down, but Microsoft has made it clear that it will stop at nothing to take over the company. Such a move could redraw the landscape in Internet consumer services, where Microsoft and Yahoo have long stayed in Google's shadow.

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February 2008
- Microsoft May Borrow for 1st Time to Fund Yahoo Deal
  
  Reuters | Feb 5, 08 8:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft is likely to borrow for the first time to finance its $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, the company's CFO said yesterday, rather than drawing down its reserves to fund the half-cash, half-stock offer. After spending $31 billion on stock buybacks and dividend payouts in 2007, Microsoft has $21 billion cash on hand, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, Yahoo is said to be considering an alliance with rival Google in an effort to thwart Microsoft’s takeover try. More »
- No Yahoo! for News Corp., Says Murdoch
  
  CNN | Feb 5, 08 5:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch won't be following Microsoft's lead to place a bid for ailing Internet giant Yahoo, CNNMoney reports. Murdoch also dispelled rumors today that his company was interested in purchasing AOL, or in making any other major acquisitions. His remarks follow on the heels of Microsoft's unsolicited $45 billion bid to buy the tail-dragging Google-competitor. More »
- Microsoft + Yahoo: Still Not Sexy to Job Applicants?
  
  New York Times | Feb 4, 08 2:52 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Among the many uncertainties about a Microsoft-Yahoo marriage is whether the combined company would gain any sex appeal in the Silicon Valley recruiting market, reports the New York Times . If both are washed up compared to job fair belles like Google and Facebook, would joining help them prevail in the more-competitive-than-ever race for talent? More »
- Google to Microsoft: Not So Fast
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 3, 08 9:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Google is offering to help Yahoo thwart Microsoft’s attempts at a hostile takeover, the Wall Street Journal reports. After Microsoft announced its $44.6-billion bid, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt called Yahoo’s Jerry Yang on Friday to bolster talk of an ad search alliance, support Yahoo’s efforts to find a higher bidder, or help the struggling search giant remain independent. More »
- Microsoft and Yahoo May Not Be Enough to Fell Google
  
  NPR | Feb 3, 08 5:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Microsoft/Yahoo combination would pose a greater challenge to Google, but it's not at all clear the search engine behemoth would be greatly affected, NPR reports. Google owns about 60% of the search market—three times that of Microsoft and Yahoo combined. And, perhaps more to the point, it is a household word. "Google has become a verb," notes one analyst. More »
- Google for Barack, Microsoft for Hillary
  
  Reuters | Feb 2, 08 5:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama leads presidential hopefuls in Silicon Valley donations, but Hillary is tops among Microsoft employees, Reuters reports. Residents of the valley that Google, Yahoo, and Apple call home are interested in change, one analyst said: "It is absolutely the case that Obama is seen as different, and therefore appealing to Silicon Valley." Computer-industry workers have sent $940,459 to Obama, compared to $883,125 for HIllary. More »
- Microsoft-Yahoo Draws Huzzahs From Analysts
  
  Silicon Alley Insider | Feb 1, 08 2:46 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - First reaction to Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo for $44 billion has been generally positive, especially among Wall Street analysts. Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget, an ex-analyst, quotes several who predict regulators and shareholders will have no problems with the deal. Meanwhile, New York Times blogger Steven M. Davidoff says the timing favors a hostile takeover if Yahoo's board resists. More »
- Microsoft Makes $44.6B Bid to Buy Yahoo
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 1, 08 6:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft has made a $44.6-billion offer to buy struggling search engine giant Yahoo. The merger would help both companies compete against rival Google in the hotly contested on-line advertising market. The $31-a-share offer is a 62% premium on Yahoo's share price as of last night. Earlier this week Yahoo cut 1,000 jobs, its biggest since the dot-com crash. More »
- Does Microsoft Bid Bakes Sense to Yahoo!?
  
  National Post | Feb 1, 08
  
  Microsoft Inc.'s US$44.6-billlon offer for Yahoo! Inc. seems to make sense for Microsoft, but does it make sense for Yahoo!? That's the question thrown out there by Citigroup analyst Mark S. Mahaney in a note to clients weighing the merits of the deal. From Microsoft's point of view, Yahoo! is an "obvious strategic choice" given its position as one of the top three Web properties worldwide, Mr. Mahaney said in a note to clients.
- Web World Reacts to Microsoft Bid
  
  BBC | Feb 1, 08
  
  Reaction to Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo has been swift across the web with analysts, pundits and bloggers poring over the proposal to see how much sense it makes.
- Analyst View - Microsoft's Bid for Yahoo: Too high or Too Low?
  
  Reuters | Feb 1, 08
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc would, if completed, mark the biggest and boldest Internet deal since the Time-Warner AOL merger.
January 2008
- 1,000 to Lose Jobs as Yahoo Profits Fall 23%
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 30, 08 3:25 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After a 23% plummet in fourth quarter profits, Yahoo's CEO said the company will face job cuts and continued "headwinds" in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reports. Facing decreased advertiser spending, the company will lay off 1,000 employees next month, though it will try to relocate some within Yahoo. Such bleak expectations prompted a 10% drop in shares after hours. More »
- Google Sours on 'Domain Tasters'
  
  Associated Press | Jan 26, 08 10:23 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Google aims to stop entrepreneurs from "domain name tasting," the AP reports. The practice exploits a 5-day grace period during which registrants can return a domain for a full refund; meantime, the buyer puts up ads and evaluates whether the site would bring in enough revenue to keep it—the equivalent of intending to return a gown after wearing it once. More »
- Yahoo to Slash Jobs in Shakeup
  
  New York Times | Jan 22, 08 4:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo! is preparing for its first big round of layoffs since the 2001 dot.com bust, the New York Times reports, seeking to narrow its focus, increase profitability, and revive its tumbling share price. A statement from the company said it planned to "eliminate some areas of the business." More »
- Tumbling Yahoo Now a Target?
  
  New York Times | Jan 11, 08 9:51 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo's falling core value threatens the company's future and is ringing alarm bells for investors, the New York Times ’ Saul Hansell warned in his "Bits" blog. The central business of Yahoo.com, excluding subsidiary holdings, is worth less than half of its current share price, and a paltry 7% of Google’s $200 billion market value, according to one analyst quoted by Hansell. More »
- Yahoo Trumpets Mobile Access
  
  CNET | Jan 8, 08 3:46 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo is moving to expand the reach of its services with new software designed for mobile devices, CEO Jerry Yang said yesterday as he vowed to "get Yahoo yodeling again." Dubbed Yahoo Go 3.0, the software aims to provide users with access to the usual weather and news, as well as Yahoo-specific services like Flickr and Yahoo Mail, CNET reports. More »
- Wikipedia Founder to Debut Search Engine
  
  Associated Press | Jan 3, 08 7:20 AM CST