Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Acquire Yahoo

Regeneration · Posted by Regeneration on February 4th, 2008, 04:42 AM

It’s been rumored for a long time, but now it’s reality. Microsoft has made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. The bid, which would consist of cash and Microsoft stock, values Yahoo shares at $31 a share, a 62% premium on Thursdays closing price. Michael stated during his appearance on Fox Business this week that Yahoo could face a takeover by Microsoft as part of an ad play, and he was right.

Microsoft cites online advertising as being one of the key benefits of the acquisition, saying that “resulting benefits of scale along with the associated capital costs for advertising platform providers make this a time of industry consolidation and convergence. Today this market is increasingly dominated by one player. Together, Microsoft and Yahoo! can offer a competitive choice while better fulfilling the needs of customers and partners.”

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**Posted by Unixlord on February 4th, 2008, 09:12 PM**

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Microsoft cites online advertising as being one of the key benefits of the acquisition, saying that “resulting benefits of scale along with the associated capital costs for advertising platform providers make this a time of industry consolidation and convergence.

Loosely translated this comes out to something like this ....

"We are Microsoft we are the Borg. We will own all and force you to use shitty operating systems like Vista ... you will be assimilated"