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A foolish course of actions...
MS is surprisingly foolish to go after a too-overpriced company liaison / buyout with so much money at stake, so much so that they have to strongly consider borrowing it...

A financial and economic disaster likely in the making, unless clearer and cooler and less egotistical heads prevail.

Has the potential to make the Vista debacle look like a Kazoo Band training session.
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A foolish course of actions...  JoeRJr | 02/05/08
your right  pcguy777 | 02/06/08
Absolutely - or Make What They Have Work  drprodny | 02/06/08
They should borrow it from Google  Boot_Agnostic | 02/05/08
I do not think google has the extra cash right about now  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
RE: Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo deal  berlindsucks | 02/05/08
Which is the stupid move?? Mircosoft trying to BUY Yahoo, or Google trying  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
Who said either was stupid?  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
The big problem for MS is that the switch to Linux will be slow, painful,  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
Google does not want the deal to go thru  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
Well, if MS is soooo smart as you say, then why on earth to they need Yahoo  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
I do not know. Why did Google buy YouTube?  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
In the case of YouTube, YES, Google was willing to admit that they were  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
I see it now  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
YouTube was a friendly takeover, with similar infrastructure, and similar  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
Not sure why Google should be fearful  voska1 | 02/05/08
The Quadruple Cross  DannyO_0x98 | 02/05/08
Bad sign  Henaway | 02/05/08
MS dont have the funds to make a bid for google  madmax_2069 | 02/06/08
This has the whiff  frgough | 02/05/08
Really? Then it is quite odd that  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
Google wants the deal to go through, but at the highest price, and with the  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
You think like a 10 year old  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
How dare you slap him around with common sense?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/05/08
Anybody with common sense can understand that huge migrations are NOT  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
heh heh...  deuce63 | 02/06/08
The consensus is that there WILL be a huge culture clash and that it must  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
Actually, the consensus is that they are much more alike then different  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
Yes, the consensus is that the cultural differences between MS and Yahoo  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
I see you are an expert on Yahoo now, too, DB  GuidingLight | 02/05/08
Well, bring it on, we DO hope the MS buys Yahoo. It will be very  DonnieBoy | 02/05/08
Good points.  deuce63 | 02/06/08
BWAH-HAH-HAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/05/08
MSFT had better  daengbo | 02/06/08
Absolutely!  techboy_z | 02/05/08
X-Box anyone?  Kazabet | 02/05/08
The X-box  frgough | 02/05/08
The potential is still there  voska1 | 02/05/08
but all in the long term (NT)  kamahl928 | 02/10/08
This is corporate suicide...  BitTwiddler | 02/05/08
Good!  drprodny | 02/06/08
The real winners of this deal - Excite and Lycos  K B | 02/05/08
The real winners of this deal - Excite and Lycos . . . wohoo  cadman@... | 03/13/08
Yay!!  techboy_z | 02/05/08
RE: Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo deal  Loverock Davidson | 02/05/08
What would we gain?  voska1 | 02/05/08
What wouldn't you gain?  Loverock Davidson | 02/05/08
Google Street view and maps  voska1 | 02/05/08
There is something similiar  Loverock Davidson | 02/05/08
Tons Better?  scottyb37743 | 02/06/08
One does wonder...  ego.sum.stig@... | 02/05/08
Nothing to wonder about  Loverock Davidson | 02/05/08
My only issue with Hotmail is  voska1 | 02/05/08
Spam  RobertMoore12@... | 02/06/08
spam?  kamahl928 | 02/11/08
well, my opinion is  kamahl928 | 02/11/08
Well, maybe for you...  ego.sum.stig@... | 02/06/08
And to add another odd thing...  ego.sum.stig@... | 02/06/08
oh, really?  kamahl928 | 02/11/08
Competition?  techboy_z | 02/05/08
Yes, Competition!  Loverock Davidson | 02/05/08
Can't we all just get along?  Ole Man | 02/05/08
sheep  david@... | 02/06/08
Right you are  Ole Man | 02/06/08
Is anyone...  cashaww | 02/05/08
42-6-9-2-14-00  drprodny | 02/06/08
Mico-goo-hoo  pcguy777 | 02/06/08
RE: Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo deal  david@... | 02/06/08
RE: Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo deal  trm1945 | 02/06/08
RE: Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo deal  atari8bit@... | 02/07/08

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