News - Google involved in possible Yahoo takeover

[HEXUS]

Google in talks with private equity companies to fund potential Yahoo bid.

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[crossy]

What the heck are Google thinking? If they were in danger of being branded "monopoly" before then buying Yahoo will sure as heck make that brand stick. Not that I'd regard Yahoo as much of a catch, can't remember the last time I willingly used it.

Unless - of course - Google intends to buy Yahoo so they can kill it, and also prevent MS getting it.

[Brewster0101]

Unless - of course - Google intends to buy Yahoo so they can kill it, and also prevent MS getting it.

Tesco used to buy old or rent out large empty stores in towns to stop other supermarkets moving into them. They then would sell the buildings to businesses that don't rival them at cheap prices.

I always seem to stumble upon Yahoo Answers when looking for answers about things.

[McPhee]

Tesco used to buy old or rent out large empty stores in towns to stop other supermarkets moving into them. They then would sell the buildings to businesses that don't rival them at cheap prices.

Tesco also got bitchslapped a few years back by the competition commission for doing this. Probably not the best example (or maybe it is, I somehow can't see the regulators letting the world's largest search company buy the world's second largest search company...).

[b0redom]

Ahhh the irony. I was working at Yahoo when they briefly considered buying a new startup called Google. "It'll never catch on....."

[Jay]

Never going to happen

[huwwatkins]

You would think Google has enough money to make this a cash sale!

[AGTDenton]

Ahhh the irony. I was working at Yahoo when they briefly considered buying a new startup called Google. "It'll never catch on....."

So are you now working for Google?