MS offers $44.6 Billion (!!) for Yahoo!

[Nanor]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-44-6-billion-for-yahoo/

Ugh, If this goes through I'll be forced to have a hotmail account.

I like my yahoo account!

What do you guys think of this?

 

[BiG D]

Two mediocre companies cannot combine to best one good one.

 

[thatbloke]

looks like a direct attempt to combine the best of both worlds and help mickeysoft compete with Google.

 

[DeZmond]

Would this also see the closure of the MSN search? Surely it would be surplus to requirements if they have the yahoo engine, which is more established?

Just when you thought Microsoft couldn't get any bigger...