Will Microsoft buy Yahoo? A lot of people are asking that question now and there are reports that the two companies are trying to put together some type of a deal. Microsoft would either purchase Yahoo or the two would work on some type of partnership. The reason is to try to battle Google.
Many believe that no matter what Microsoft and Yahoo come up with they are still going to have trouble making any progress against Google. Neither one is as good as Google in the areas they are trying to battle Google.
This has the potential to be a 50 billion dollar deal to battle Google in search and in advertising. The possibility has generated a lot of interest. There have been no useful comments about this from either Yahoo or Microsoft.
Here are links to some articles with more details:
Microsoft said to be in talks with Yahoo about merger - International Herald Tribune
Microsoft Reportedly Eyeing Deal To Buy Yahoo - Software - IT Channel News by CRN and VARBusiness
'YahooSoft' not enough to take on Google: analysts - MarketWatch