Author: Andy Random Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo
On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Vic wrote:
>> Is yahoo really worth as much as that ?
>
> The price is 62% above market value, according to that bastion of
> journalistic excellence, The Register.
Yes that's what the BBC said as well.
> Sounds like MS *really* want Yahoo. This smacks of desperation.
That was my reading of the offer, I've been reading for a while that M$
are concerned about how to compete with Google, I guess this is their
defence strategy.