http://www.thestandard.com/node/120966/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment on January 6, 2009: The community correctly predicted that Microsoft would not bid for part or all of Yahoo in the last nine weeks of 2008. Stay tuned. This love affair is far from over. -- The Industry Standard<br /></b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> Earlier this year the Industry Standard community <a href="http://thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-investment-mid-march">bet right</a> in predicting that YHOO would not accept MSFT’s overture.</p> <p>But with <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/live-analysis-yahoo-yhoo-q3">Yahoo reporting</a> a “crappy but not awful” Q3 result, <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081030/yahoogle-countdown-will-it-blow-up-get-neutered-go-judge-judy-or-move-forward/">concerns arising</a> over their search advertising <a href="http://thestandard.com/news/2008/10/21/justice-expected-weigh-google-yahoo-deal">deal with Google</a>  and their stock price hovering the $11-12 range, <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/yahoo-yhoo-trying-to-restart-microsoft-search-talks">rumors are circulating</a> about MSFT making another go at it with YHOO.<br /> <br />What form this deal takes remains to be seen as MSFT may only be interested in YHOO’s search business. <br /> <br />Prediction: Microsoft will announce a deal acquire all or part of Yahoo by end of 2008. The “part of YHOO” would need to equal $1 billion or more. For example, if Microsoft made an offer to acquire Yahoo’s search business (as <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989870-93.html">previously discussed</a>) for $4 billion the terms of the prediction would be fulfilled.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/microsoft-announces-acquisition-yahoo-08#comments co:microsoft co:yahoo Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:jerry yang Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0500 Garrick Hileman 120966 at http://www.thestandard.com