http://www.thestandard.com/node/100647/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>UPDATE: The Yahoo/MS story is still unresolved to this day. However, in terms of the prediction not occurring, the community was correct. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>We recently <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition">closed an aggressive prediction</a> which predicted Yahoo! would accept the <a href="/news/2008/02/01/microsofts-offer-yahoos-board">Microsoft bid</a> by Feb 6th.</p><p>The Industry Standard community felt that the time-frame was too short, and correctly bet against that prediction by 46%. Any prediction that closes under 50% suggests that the community believes a particular prediction/event will <i>not </i>occur.</p><p>We are recreating this prediction now with a closing date further into the future, to give this more time to be vetted.</p><p>The original deal, it seems, has <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/02/a-much-better-microsoft-yahoo-deal.html">caused a serious wave</a> of activity. Microsoft shareholders are upset, Yahoo employees appear to be upset, Google seems upset. Something is going to happen fairly soon, that much is certain. </p><p>The prediction is that Yahoo will accept some sort of acquisition bid from Microsoft bid by mid-March. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march#comments acquisitions Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Yahoo Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:16 -0800 The Standard 100647 at http://www.thestandard.com