Microsoft Offered $45 Billion to Buy Yahoo
Microsoft seems to be real desperate getting a hold on the search engine marketplace. With Google got more then 50% of the search engine traffic nothing seems to work for Microsoft other then buying brand name Yahoo. Together Microsoft search and Yahoo will make about 35% of the search engine traffic. I am sure that will give MS a lead over the battle with G.
Microsoft made the offer as both companies struggle to catch Google. Yahoo shares jump 45%. Deal may face protracted negotiations, antitrust scrutiny. With Google getting 50%, Yahoo 17%, MSN 13% (approximately) of all search engine traffic you can imagine how strong microsoft search will be. Chances are very high that Microsoft will dominate the search engine marketplace in very near future; if the deal actually happens;
Microsoft stunned investors and Internet users around the world this morning by making an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid to buy rival Yahoo (YHOO, news, msgs).
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