Yahoo May Be Up For Sale

[jacksunny 741]

Companies rumored to be possible buyers include:

Microsoft - They made an unsuccessful bid back in 2009.

AOL - They have attempted to buy or merge with Yahoo several times before.

My link

[Easy Bakes 253]

AT&T owns Yahoo dont they?

[Eʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ 273]

No I believe Yahoo! and AT&T are completely separate corporations.

Anyway, hasn't Microsoft done this before but made an unsuccessful bid? Something tells me that this won't work this time either with either AOL or Microsoft trying to acquire Yahoo. Last time Microsoft made a bid of $44.6 billion. Yet, Yahoo's board of directors rejected the bid saying that the bid is "substantially undervalued" even though Yahoo's total net assets are worth only $14.9 billion. Basically, three times the actual value of Yahoo.

So what are the board of directors looking for? Paying an amount over Microsoft's bid in the eyes of any somewhat intelligent person is absurd. And since the board of directors are very picky on the amount required for the corporation's sale I doubt that any sale of Yahoo's assets will be made.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

I seriously doubt that any American company can afford to bid with the board of directors being so intransigent. What would the U.S. government do if there were a foreign bidder, for example China?

[jacksunny 741]

Yahoo has reportedly given out financial information to potential buyers. Microsoft is said to be the most likely to purchase or merge with Yahoo, which is currently valued at $18 billion.

[Barbarossa 51]

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  Edited September 8, 2012 by Barbarossa  

[Easy Bakes 253]

AOL is still around?

I remember flinging those disks they sent in the mail against brick walls to see how many peices it would break into. use to get2 or 3 evey month.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Yahoo!

[jacksunny 741]

I remember flinging those disks they sent in the mail against brick walls to see how many peices it would break into. use to get2 or 3 evey month.

lol...I only remember ever getting one AOL disc and I think it came with a game we bought. In fact, I believe it's still on a shelf somewhere collecting dust

[jacksunny 741]

Microsoft is reportedly working on a bid to buy Yahoo! They are expected to offer 16-18 dollars a share.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Microsoft is reportedly working on a bid to buy Yahoo! They are expected to offer 16-18 dollars a share.

Doesn't speak well for Microsoft's executives. Why would they purchase a corpse?

EDIT: (Gag!) This just in.

As a recipients of benefits from CPP, I most certainly object to wrecking the fund in any kind of volatile high-tech shares. What can these idiots be thinking?

  Edited October 20, 2011 by A Nonny Moose  

[Ocram's Razr 963]

What will happen to the email addresses?

[jacksunny 741]

What will happen to the email addresses?

I imagine that they will either remain the same or be converted to Hotmail/Windows Live e-mail addresses.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

What will happen to the email addresses?

I imagine that they will either remain the same or be converted to Hotmail/Windows Live e-mail addresses.

Since Yahoo is on the verge of corporate death, these may simply disappear as the servers are sold off by the trustee in bankruptcy. I am against this sale to the Microsoft consortium for reasons stated above.

If I had a Yahoo e-mail account, I'd be seriously considering moving it to g-mail. You don't want to be in the clutches of Microsoft.

[Easy Bakes 253]

They will still probably keep the Yahoo addresses for a few years.

[Ocram's Razr 963]

I already have hotmail and Windows Live Messenger and run Windows 7. I don't mine using local software.

[jacksunny 741]

Microsoft is now reportedly bidding against Silver Lake Partners for a 20% stake in Yahoo!