"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
news:3147256.Qj82ZDBfvi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 06 March 2007 15:59 \__
>
>> Guy Fawkes <spare_the_rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>
>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>>> news:5512201.I0rC5RB862@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Software Notebook: Microsoft falls further behind in Web search
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | "If I looked at this, and I were a Microsoft executive, I would
>>>> | definitely be concerned that MSN is not showing nearly the kind
>>>> | of growth that Google and Yahoo are," said Matt Rosoff, an analyst
>>>> | at the independent Directions on Microsoft research firm.
>>>> |
>>>> | The statistics demonstrate the ongoing struggle that Microsoft
>>>> | faces in Web search. The situation is notable in part because of
>>>> | the ad revenue that hinges on the number of people using a
>>>> | particular search site.
>>>> `----
>>>
>>> MSN Search is dying and will soon have an infinitesimal marketshare.
>>> I've
>>> already predicted that Microsoft will purchase Yahoo just to stand some
>>> hope of getting alongside Google. They'd better make it quick since
>>> Yahoo's marketshare is declining too...if they buy it now they can at
>>> least claim *almost* equal marketshare(Google=60%; Yahoo+MSNSearch=40%).
>>>
>>> It's either that or exit the web-search business completely. It's a
>>> bottomless pit and will be a rallying point for ridicule.
>>>
>>
>> The problem with buying Yahoo is that really, it's about buying a
>> failing business, or at least, buying a non-winning one. This is not
>> territory Microsoft are remotely familiar with, and I think that they
>> lack the analysis skills for it.
>
> Guy, you might find the repeated speculations interesting (list below). I
> continue to wonder if acquitions of that scale would be approved
Roy, as you probably know, it's NOT illegal to have a monopoly in the U.S.,
it's prohibited to *exploit* a monopoly. Therefore there will be no legal
impediment to Yahoo and MSN merging their businesses.
> (everything's possible in America, provided you give some 'incentives' to
> buy vote/s of confidence). Bear in mind also that Yahoo has /many/
> services
> that compete with Microsoft services, so it's rather wasteful. A lot of
> development work goes down the drain as you unify /and/ confuse (both the
> end user and yourself). Live is in the mess that it's in (its top man has
> just resigned) because it's made up of many acquisitions and it's totally
> disorganised.
>
You have a fair point about the overlapping services but these days
everything is measured in marketshare and eyeballs. It will simply mean MSN
will merge their online business with Yahoo's and remove duplication will be
removed.
Besides, Microsoft is more interested in competing with Google in the
web-search than anything else at this point. Why? Because Google's web
search business is generating enormous amounts of cash for them which they
are using to encroach on Microsoft's territory (software), so they want to
strike where it hurts their cashflow.
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