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Yahoo Deal Is Big, but Is It the Next Big Thing? »

Posted by: MyWayOnNow 7 months ago

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In moving to buy Yahoo, Microsoft may be firing the final shot of yesterday's war. That one was over Internet search advertising, a booming category in which both Microsoft and Yahoo were humble and distant also-rans behind Google.

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MyWayOnNow7 months ago

"Microsoft may see Yahoo as its last best chance to catch up. But for all its size and ambition, the bid has not been greeted with enthusiasm. That may be because Silicon Valley favors bottom-up innovation instead of growth by acquisition. The region's investment money and brain power are tuned to start-ups that can anticipate the next big thing rather than chase the last one."

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natdg7 months ago

The story is eveywhere. We really can't underestimate the potentials of Yahoo and that of Microsoft. We have to find out.
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