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do you think microsoft are going to succesfully buy yahoo, and do u think it would be good
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.depends who you are. If you have Yahoo shares, you'll be quids in. Microsoft is trying to compete with Google, so they're buying another company with search facility but one that has been in financial difficulties. There's a useful analysis here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7222199.st m
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7222199.st m
Both companies are in trouble now, and they will stay to be once purchased (if it goes ahead).
It's great for Google because Microsoft will likely throw a load of cash at it, and get nowhere. Also, there are some great employees who work for Yahoo that may not want to work for Microsoft. Some of these may go to Google.
Yahoo have long been a supporter of free software projects and use software like freeBSD on their servers. If Microsoft gets its grubby hands on Yahoo, they may well start converting everything to .NET technologies and their own server operating systems.
I hope they don't do anything to del.icio.us or Flickr (both owned by Yahoo).
It's great for Google because Microsoft will likely throw a load of cash at it, and get nowhere. Also, there are some great employees who work for Yahoo that may not want to work for Microsoft. Some of these may go to Google.
Yahoo have long been a supporter of free software projects and use software like freeBSD on their servers. If Microsoft gets its grubby hands on Yahoo, they may well start converting everything to .NET technologies and their own server operating systems.
I hope they don't do anything to del.icio.us or Flickr (both owned by Yahoo).
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