Is Yahoo Worth $44.6 billion?

Dear Stockholders,

We have no choice but to accept Microsoft's offer. I don't want our company to be involved in a proxy war which will just end up Microsoft winning it by a mile. I have suggested to name the company Yahoo by Microsoft so as not to lose our identity and brand. Either way, if they insist on putting their name together with Yahoo then I am not considering MicroWho? because it is a kitchen appliance like a Microhood. I like the idea of naming it Yahoo by Microsoft or YAHMIC! This way, our brand Yahoo will always come first.

This will be a great company and we are moving quickly to make it come true.

Billy Yang,

YahMic! Inc.

Is Yahoo worth $44.6 billion? Of course not!

However, it is worth $44.6 billion to prevent a company renowned for aggressive, if not monopolistic, strategies. Microsoft's control over Yahoo's current services will only reduce choice and, yes, raise risks (if not prices) for consumers. The problem is that only advertisers know how much money can be generated from Yahoo properties. The click count is practically irrelevant now that data mining has become the fundamental purpose of the internet. Google bought Doubleclick so that it can bolster its dossier on every consumer (or at least, their IP address) who searches for anything. Microsoft, likewise, wants to know more about you than your own mother.

Why isn't Yahoo raking in billions in profits every year like these two gorillas of the industry? Simple - it's not playing from the same MS / Doubleclick dirty underhanded trick book. Given the well-documented Windows vulnerabilities on a personal computer, who in their right mind would entrust a new, bigger MSNahoo with all their private information? At least Google ads and cookies can be blocked by savvy internet users. If Microsoft leverages itself to own more internet properties, Windows users will have no defense against Redmond's inquisitive prying eyes.

This Yahoo customer will immediately unsubscribe if MS prevails in its hostile takeover bid.

$44.6 Billion?! Wow Microsoft ain't playin.

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Greedsucks ? If greed sucks then why are you in the pockets of the greediest bastards on the planet? GOOGLE is downright evil bastards. I used to think Microsoft was bad but the things google has done,helping China stiffle dissent,the propaganda they exude,the personal info they stealnow along with double click the most evil of spyware companies.Yeah i hope the new yahoo-Msn merger helps create most competition so google can't rape everyone as they have in the advertising market. Google's interface sucks anyways. I only use it whenn looking for pics of people in articles. They think they are above the rules that everyone else has to abide by so here's to them crashing and burning =) stock already down 30% in just a couple of months hehe BTW i had yahoo at 20.50 a share and sold at 29 so yeah you suck and call me greedy if you want but suck it.

Yahoo ought to die a slow death. They were beaten by a couple guys who thought out of the box and stayed with the program.....

Yahoo then joined with SBC (AT&T) and went down even further..... BYE BYE YAHOO

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Will the new Microsoft-Yahoo! look like this?

http://www.ghostnasa.com/newYahoo.jpg

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