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Microsoft/Yahoo! Merger Would Benefit Both Companies

Take two companies, in second and third place, merge them and you don't get a first place company. Similar comments were make about Sears and Kmart, and it did nothing for either company. Yahoo can make significant strides on their own, but seem to get wrapped up in who knows what. Microsoft has massive resources and still could not figure out how to beat Google. Bigger, yes. Better is highly doubtful with this merger.

Is Yahoo Gaining on Google?

I agree. I used to hate Yahoo and their searches. If you have used them lately you will see a lot of changes, not only in look and feel (which they cleaned up), but their search results are very good and different from Googles, and some might say more accurate. They still have too many paid sites showing up for every search, which takes up page space, but they have to pay the bills somehow.

They could catch up to Google, but not only is Google a tough competitor, long term trends are difficult to change. Yahoo has to get the attention of the ad buyers out there, and Google is now the "safe" bet out there. Nobody gets fired for buying from Google. For now, Yahoo is a bit more risky. But this market can change quickly. It would be foolish to not keep an eye on Yahoo. With the changes they have recently made, they are demonstrating that they can adapt and be more flexible. If you have quit on Yahoo, I might suggest you give them a try again, they deserve a look.

Remember, one knock on Yahoo was there was too much clutter on their search page, and they fixed that problem. Now Google is doing what? Cluttering up their search screens, and starting to look like the old Yahoo (Yeah, I know, you can get the classic screen on Google, but it now takes a little effort to do so).

Let the competition begin....

Is Yahoo Gaining on Google?

I agree. I used to hate Yahoo and their searches. If you have used them lately you will see a lot of changes, not only in look and feel (which they cleaned up), but their search results are very good and different from Googles, and some might say more accurate. They still have too many paid sites showing up for every search, which takes up page space, but they have to pay the bills somehow.

They could catch up to Google, but not only is Google a tough competitor, long term trends are difficult to change. Yahoo has to get the attention of the ad buyers out there, and Google is now the "safe" bet out there. Nobody gets fired for buying from Google. For now, Yahoo is a bit more risky. But this market can change quickly. It would be foolish to not keep an eye on Yahoo. With the changes they have recently made, they are demonstrating that they can adapt and be more flexible. If you have quit on Yahoo, I might suggest you give them a try again, they deserve a look.

Remember, one knock on Yahoo was there was too much clutter on their search page, and they fixed that problem. Now Google is doing what? Cluttering up their search screens, and starting to look like the old Yahoo (Yeah, I know, you can get the classic screen on Google, but it now takes a little effort to do so).

Let the competition begin....