Microsoft and Google tug on Yahoo!

May 4, 2008 at 3:47 pm | In google, microsoft, news, random, yahoo |
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A couple of months back, Microsoft had come up with a hostile bid to take over Yahoo inc! Soon after the offer, Yahoo’s CEO rejected the offer citing the offer price was ’too low’. All this while, Google was making all sorts of noises, as it saw this merger as a potential threat to its position as an Internet search engine giant. Microsoft on the other hand had promised to revise its $44 billion odd offer to make it more attractive for Yahoo!

On 3rd of May when Microsoft officially dropped its takeover bid, Yahoo seems to be going the Google way. Yahoo is currently reviewing Google’s offer to include Google online ads in its search engine results. The two companies can make an announcement very soon as per news agencies.

If this deal goes through, it will be a serious blow to Microsoft. It was Microsoft who had started this search engine war, but it seems that Google will  be getting a better deal….by collaborating with Yahoo, rather than a takeover. The Yahoo-Google search ad deal will ensure that the search engine ad business is monopolized by Google..leaving Microsoft far behind, and with no short term hope of catching up either. However, Microsoft claims that they have a plan to take on Google, even without Yahoo.

From the perspective of an online customer, I prefer to use Google’s services over Yahoo or Microsoft. May it be e-mail or Google maps, Google spreadsheets or even blogger, Google’s services are far more innovative and imaginative than the others. The only Microsoft product i use, is the Windows operating system ! As far as Yahoo goes, I used to have a Yahoo mail account ages back ! I abandoned it as GMAIL came along !

Whose services do you use more? Google, Yahoo or Microsoft ??

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  1. gmail
    But I still have a yahoo account. Never had a microsoft account though.

    Comment by Jenn — May 18, 2008 #

  2. Same with me Jen…i also prefer gmail..

    Comment by aboyfromindia — May 21, 2008 #

  3. Well, I am more into Google services like:( Gmail, Blogger, Google news and map search, Feed Burner..etc), but Microsoft well I am glad to stop using Windows and all Microsoft other services, and Yahoo never used it since I depended on Google and founded as a homepage too crowded and full of ADs..

    Comment by Hisham Hamdan — June 2, 2008 #

  4. Somehow google appeals more to the consumer..they are far more innovative than their peers..

    Comment by aboyfromindia — June 2, 2008 #

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