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Yahoo! considering bid offer by Microsoft of $44 billion

February 1st, 2008 by Dustin Brewer

As I am sure most of you have heard, Microsoft has made an unsolicited offer to Yahoo in the sum of $44 billion.
The Sunnyvale, CA based business started in January of 1994 at Standford University by two graduate students Jerry Yang and David Filo. The orginal website was called “Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web.” In April of that same year they renamed the company “Yahoo.”

There are a ton of news articles out there on the topic right now, it is going to be an interesting situation to watch. With Yahoo! and Microsoft struggling against Google in the search arena, anything is possible.

New York Times: An Offer Yahoo Can’t Refuse

TechCrunch: What would a combined Yahoo-Microsoft look like?

Washington Post: Microsoft Offers To Buy Yahoo for $44.6 Billion

Reuters: Microsoft says Yahoo would help it turn a web profit

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One Response to “Yahoo! considering bid offer by Microsoft of $44 billion”

matt Says:
February 1st, 2008
It’s a big offer, for something aren’t google…

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Dustin Brewer is an Oklahoma Freelance web designer passionate about web standards, and beautiful web design. This blog serves as my medium to talk about web design news, express best practices and teach others about css tips and tricks that I have learned over the years. If you are interested in hiring me for freelance web design please visit the contact page and explain your project.