Posted on 08/22/2006 12:44:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Yahoo has had a calendar for years. I doubt Google is after Kiko which I never heard of. They are after Yahoo.
It is likely to see some big (and possibly stupid) merger such as MSFT and YHOO or MSFT and EBAY or YHOO and EBAY or at least some alliances. Trouble is, GOOG is so big and flush with cash that they can put the kaibosh on some of these alliances. For example, a huge number of Ebay hits come from GOOG searches - this makes it difficult for Ebay to strike any deal that would harm GOOG. Also GOOG paid $1B for an AOL deal that also gives it first right of refusal on a merger.
GOOG is the 600 lb. Gorilla for sure, but a small monkey can jump all around it if it wants to.
You're naive if you think Microsoft couldn't have stopped google before they became the big google. Microsoft ignored them (as they often miss opportunities until after the fact (like netscape). Then they spend billions playing catch up. Problem with google is they became extremely large and can play ball with M$ now.
If M$ had targetted google in its infancy there would be no google as we know it today. Anyone that argues otherwise is just trying to play devils advocate as we all know M$ can crush small competitors. And now so can google.
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