Comments on: Yahoo, Google, AOL Strike a Pose for Microsoft

By: Oow, Eew, Ouch … Yahoo! - GigaOM

Oow, Eew, Ouch … Yahoo! - GigaOM — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:55:18 +0000

[...] think this is yet another critical blunder by a company that lost its way back three years ago when then CEO Terry Semel lost interest in the [...]

By: Microsoft To Yahoo: Take a Hike! - GigaOM

Microsoft To Yahoo: Take a Hike! - GigaOM — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:47:13 +0000

[...] has no real suitors and its viable options as a standalone company are limited. * By choosing to sleep with Google, Yahoo has shown that it has no faith in its own online advertising capabilities and thus has [...]

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 08:57:39 +0000

[...] If nothing else, Founder and CEO Jerry Yang would go down swinging.” Om Malik wrote at GigaOm (4/9), “With Legg Mason, 7% owner of Yahoo opposing the Microsoft offer, the new plan could [...]

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» Economic Downturn Leaves Stadium Nameless — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:19:28 +0000

[...] no, I don’t think AOL is going to make an offer here, as they’re too busy carving up Yahoo with other tech giants. You have to admit, though, that “FanHouse Stadium” has a nice ring to it, [...]

By: AOL’s Falco Gets Something Right - GigaOM

AOL’s Falco Gets Something Right - GigaOM — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:28:31 +0000

[...] April 10, 2008 at 3:28 PM PT Comments (0) In a memo to employees aimed at addressing fears of an AOL/Yahoo tie-up, AOL chief Randy Falco today penned a truth for social networks: But despite drawing large, engaged [...]

By: Brad Sharek

Brad Sharek — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:40:38 +0000

the 90% market share comment was the first thing that I found amusing … Go Googoo!

By: Marl Balou

Marl Balou — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:26:10 +0000

In my view, Yahoo it trying to “cut their nose to spite their face”. They should take the long view here and not get into this “Anyone but Microsoft” posture.

@Erick - For its high market share on the desktop, Microsoft’s was put thru the wringer by the US Govt and hence their weakened position today, so lets not keep raising the same bogey man. At this point Google needs to worry about maneuvering itself into the same spot on the chess board and Microsoft is completely right from a strategic perspective to raise this issue with the US Govt .

By: Sarah Meyers

Sarah Meyers — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:31:18 +0000

@Om Malik

I kinda saw this coming. Time Warner and Yahoo have long camaraderie ever since the first day of their last CEO. AOL employees are probably not excited about that. I find branding difficult in these situations.

Speaking of branding, http://pop17.tumblr.com/post/31317905

Are AOL employees pawns or off the chess board completely?

By: BLOGGERS

BLOGGERS — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:20:46 +0000

i wanna microsoft to answer one thing …what they will add to yahoo?

(link)

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:03:37 +0000

@ ValleyGuy,

Sorry about the error and catching that for me. I am grateful. I mis-wrote and apologize for that.

Beyond that, forget what Yahoo needs, I mean if you are an AOL employee, you are getting a clear signal from Time Warner: We would pay to get rid of your business. How about that?

By: ValleyGuy

ValleyGuy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:19:50 +0000

Om -- where did you read that twx will give yahoo $10B + the AOL business?

All that the reports are saying is that AOL will be valued at $10 B and TWX will pay to keep 20% of the share so a net net of $2B to Yahoo.

Does Yahoo need teh cash so badly that its willing to take up AOL?

By: spandana

spandana — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:31:22 +0000

why would there be an antitrust problem if a combined yahoo/aol is a customer of google? of course, google will have to drop the $1B investment in AOL in the transaction - a small price to outflank microsoft.

it essentially would mean yahoo is exiting this market, for which it has every right. and it is not such a bad thing if sponsored search market is showing the signs of flattening out.

display advertising is where it's at, and the publishing might that yahoo/aol will have will combine well with the display ad market - combine that with apex, we are looking at a true giant that will not be overshadowed by google.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:10:17 +0000

Rick and Erick,

IBM (Monopoly), Microsoft (Monopoly) and now Google. Every few decades, a new one comes around. Cycle of business life.

@ Rick, you nailed it. 10 years from now, Google will be much hated as well.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:34:13 +0000

Erick, if most people are like you and me then nobody really is losing sleep over Microsoft’s pain. Microsoft doesn’t get a whole lot of sympathy these days. In 5 to 10 years, everyone will probably feel the same toward Google. Greed is inevitable.

By: Erick

Erick — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:26:46 +0000

Does anyone else find this amazingly ironic that Microsoft is complaining about Google having 90% of the search advertising market when they themselves own more than 90% of the desktop operating system market? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. I don’t know about you, but I’m actually perfectly okay with Google having a monopoly over anything.