At $31 a share, the deal would be $44.6 Billion in cash and shares. The reason behind the move is to tauted to be about gaining a greater share of the online search and advertising revenue, with the obvious focus being to compete more strongly with Google.
But it is not just advertising and search that Microsoft want to compete on. They are continuing their drive towards online software-as-a-service products. Steve Ballmer has said:
“The Windows user wants to be live. There will be a Windows Live. There will be an Office Live”
Yahoo! will provide an advantage in this area too due it’s recent development efforts and aquisition of Zimbra (online email and calendar product). Let’s see what happens if it goes ahead.
Related: Ballmer’s Internal E-Mail to The Troops Explaining the Yahoo Acquisition
Microsoft makes offer to buy Yahoo! .Thanks for nice post.I added to my twitter.
By: techwoo on January 10, 2010
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