Everyone in the blogosphere will light up today on the topic, so not much needs to be said, but I’m glad that at last I can break out the exclamation mark and call my company: Microsoft!
Regarding the purchase of Yahoo!, Dennis Kneale, CNBC’s Business News Media and Technology Editor, had the most vivid word-picture early this morning on the air: “The one guy in America who can’t eat breakfast this morning without feeling sick to his stomach is the Google CEO, Eric Schmidt,” referring to Google’s previous attempts to snag Yahoo!.
I’ve been one of the 400 million users who have a Yahoo! account, for years, with lots of personalized interests and preferences willingly shared in exchange for great user experience like the pioneering MyYahoo portal, which I still like and use, though I also have a tricked-out iGoogle site (eight tabs worth) and now a pretty robust Live Search, Online Live Workspace, and Live Spaces environment. Imagine the experience and gutsy experimentation that’s coming to Microsoft(!), joining up again with former Yahoo himself Gary Flake (now head of Microsoft’s Live Labs)… it’s pretty exciting.
Keeping score will have to be a longterm effort, of course – start here.
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Yes, it’s an interesting move by Microsoft.
But alike every acquisition (if the bid is accepted), it depends on how well can Microsoft integrate Yahoo products & services, amongst it’s own array of diverse softwares.
Whether the deal is timed well, overpriced or not, is for time to decide. Which may even take a couple of years!
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You’re right – the longterm is key. MSFT being down (predictably) veils the combined value of the deal 🙂 thanks for the comment – lewis
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