This is a "Hostile" take-over attempt by Google. Yahoo will likely reject Mr. Softy's offer. However, shareholders of Yahoo! may be much more likely to comply.

So, while I voted against Yahoo saying "I Do," I do think a forced wedding in in the cards.

But this story is still quite fresh. Google will do their best to make a counter offer or play the regulatory damsel in distress. It is too soon to make a good judgment on where this will go, but Microsoft has the bucks and Yahoo is a company in trouble.

Too bad that a MS/Yahoo merger probably won't give Yahoo what it needs most . . . a sense of direction.

And that's the way I see it,

The Dusty Sage