As of late, the biggest news in the tech and internet industries is the possible takeover of Yahoo by Microsoft. While it is obvious that Microsoft is all for this deal, it is safe to say that Yahoo is trying to avoid it at all costs. Not only did they turn down Microsoft’s first offer, but company officials have not led on that they are thinking of changing their mind.
While both companies are sure to be effected if this deal goes down, there are two other groups that are sure to see some changes as well. They include those who own stock in either company, as well as those who use Yahoo and/or Microsoft web based services. With that being said, are you for or against a Microsoft takeover?
It seems that there is a split decision on this matter. If you own Yahoo stock, you are well aware that it has been under performing as of late. Many feel that a takeover by Microsoft will help to steady the ship, and in turn increase the overall performance of the stock. Is this a guarantee? Of course not. But it is definitely something that could happen if a deal takes place.
On the other side of things, you may be one of the people who are worried about what an acquisition of this size would do to the online world. For instance, do you use Yahoo Mail? If so, there is a chance that this could greatly change if Microsoft takes over. For this reason, you may be against this acquisition taking place.
The shame of the matter is that the millions of everyday users, as well as stockholders, have nothing to say about this deal. It appears at this point that Microsoft is willing to do whatever it takes to ac quire Yahoo. This includes preparing for a proxy battle that could cost the company up to $30 million.
For now, it is up to Microsoft and Yahoo officials to figure out what is going on. If you are not a company insider, you will have to wait around to see what happens over the next few weeks. The good thing is that Microsoft is not sitting back. If progress is going to be made, it will come sooner rather than later.
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Christopher said on February 25th at 07:55 am,
I don’t really agree with the merger of yahoo and microsoft from the microsoft’s point of view, because they are planning to buy a company which going downhill with many of yahoo’s products failing miserably and some of their products losing its sheen like yahoo mail and messenger, etc.