http://www.thestandard.com/node/99086/comments comments feed. en Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com Yahoo to accept Microsoft acquisition http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition <p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b>This prediction had an aggresive closing date of Feb 6, 2008. The bid was not officially accpeted by Yahoo by that time. The prediction was closed by the market, and the community consensus that the prediction would not occur was correct. A new predicition with a closing date for mid-March <a href="/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition-mid-march">has been posted</a>. --The Industry Standard</b></i> </p> <p>According to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/technology/01cnd-subyahoo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" title="MS bid for Yahoo">Microsoft offered an unsolicited bid</a> to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 bilion. </p><p>This is a prediction that Yahoo will accept the healthy acquistion bid by MS. </p><p>If Yahoo accepts, the internet consumer business as it is known today will be no more. The overall control of eyeballs (Yahoo serves approximately 500 million pages a month) combined with Microsoft's MSN/Live suite customers on top of their ad networks could be enormous. </p><p>This rumor has been floating around for over a year. The bid has finally taken place. Betting in favor of this prediction implies you believe Yahoo will accept. </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/yahoo-accept-microsoft-acquisition#comments acquisitions Business & Finance Microsoft Yahoo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:30 -0800 The Standard 99086 at http://www.thestandard.com