Is Yahoo! right to let Microsoft's deadline pass?

Microsoft is considering its options in its attemp to buy Yahoo! after the latter allowed Microsoft's takeover deadline to pass.

Yahoo! has argued that the $44.6bn (£22.5bn) offer seriously undervalues its business, while Microsoft could now abandon its pursuit of the internet company altogether.

Meanwhile, Google ploughs on as the world's most popular search engine while its nearest rivals Yahoo! and Microsoft lead one another on a merry dance, which is now almost four months old.

Should Microsoft give up? Is Yahoo! acting in its best interests?

 

This is all about foreplay, as far as I can see. Microsoft is hard for Yahoo! but pretending that it's not that aroused by the ISP, and Yahoo! is playing prick tease by rejecting Microsoft's advances, when in reality it is actually starting to get turned on by the offer, although it is not yet prepared to roll over and submit. Which, all means that Microsoft will come back with a revised offer/s and Yahoo! will (eventually) accept.

Will they? Won't they? Just get on with it already. Yahoo! is clearly holding out for a higher price, while Microsoft is stubbornly refusing to budge. All this talk about mergers with News Corp. or AOL is just that - talk - an attempt to drive up the price Microsoft will pay. Microsoft will get its hands on Yahoo! eventually but it needs to act fast as Google is streets ahead and any merger will take time to bed down. Meanwhile, precious time is lost while Yahoo! and Microsoft continue to flirt. 

Reports say that talks have started again between the two companies. I think the deal will be done. It's just a matter of when...

I don't think matching a hasbeen internet company with a hasbeen PC software company is going to set the world alight any time soon. Its Novell, Borland and WordPerfect all over again!

That's just so, Yuk!

 Personally I am not in favor of Yahoo being sold the giant Miscrosoft. However, I think they might do it eventually. At the end, if this means much better services to us customers so let it be.

 yahoo will cave microsoft always get there own way eventualy i really cant see it makign a differance to anything they cant beat google