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What Microsoft wants from Yahoo

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

TechUser - By Usman Latif - Jul. 09 (Opinion) - Microsoft's now retracted acquisition bid for Yahoo has been endlessly analysed in the media and myriad explanations have been offered for Microsoft's interest in Yahoo. Analysts have generally assumed the obvious that Microsoft made the bid in order to acquire Yahoo. Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, though, does not agree with this assumption. He has publicly claimed that Microsoft did not intend to acquire Yahoo. Some analysts have dismissed Jerry Yang's claim as self-serving, but this can not be so. As part of ongoing shareholder litigation, Jerry Yang may need to defend this claim in a court of law and could not have made the claim lightly. Besides, there is plenty of evidence that supports Jerry Yang's claim.

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Yahoo's New Video Effort Symbolic of Its Troubles

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

GigaOM - By Chris Albrecht - Feb. 16 (Opinion) - In addition to a redesign, new features to the video section include a 16Ã--9 player, larger file size limit for uploads, enhanced sharing options and in-depth profiles. The new look is clean and easy to navigate, and uploading videos is a snap. Yet it feels like a silo, devoid of a unified connection with the rest of the company. There is no real integration with the other divisions that could have made this so much more.

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How Will Publishers Fare Under Microhoo?

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

ReadWriteWeb - By Rajeev Goel - Feb. 14 (Opinion) - ... the Microsoft-Yahoo! acquisition process is likely to be bad for publishers. The lack of focus and investment that Microsoft and Yahoo! will have on the medium and long tail market will result in a slower pace of innovation and poorer monetization opportunities for publishers. In the long term, there is potential upside for publishers but the acquisition process, integration, and renewed product development will take a long time to sort out. The time frame involved reminds me of the old economics adage: "In the long run, we are all dead." How long might we wait until Microsoft and Yahoo! deliver?

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Yahoo & Facebook: Deal or No Deal?

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:32:54 -0800

GigaOM - By Robert Young - Dec. 08 (Opinion) - Yahoo should immediately clone Facebook. But as not Facebook is today; rather, as Facebook was before they opened up. In other words, Yahoo should develop and launch a social network designed exclusively for college and high school students. This market opportunity3, which is the exact same opportunity that Facebook exploited several years ago, is now available once again. It's a low-hanging fruit in the social networking space, one that would be very easy for Yahoo to pluck off. Cloning the original Facebook would also shore up one of Yahoo's most glaring weaknesses it would bring back the 14-22 student demo.

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