MSN to buy Yahoo - Act 2
On April 7 I posted Could Microsoft By Yahoo? - 7 Reasons It Could Happen I was pretty clear that it was just my theory and 100% speculation to boot. Now today we seem to have a second (more informed) source confiming that my prediction is not only possible but that talks have been going on for more then a year.
Who is this second source? Another blogger? Nope the source is Forbes.com in their story Microsoft, Yahoo! In Possible Partnership Talks.
One of my key points in my orginal article was that Yahoo and Microsoft both bought large ammounts of land to develop just down the street from each other in Rural Quincy Washington (hundreds of miles from any existing point of presense for either company). I stated in fact,
“The fact is either the city of Quincy has one of the best public relations departments in the world that just landed two of the biggest global companies at the same time solely on their ability or the two companies have something going on behind closed doors. You tell me which one seems more likely“.
If Forbes or another source can in time fully confirm these talks I think perhaps that indeed this partnership talk may have driven the decision of the two giants to both select the same tiny small town for major development.
As we look into the future of search mergers and acquisitions are going to become a common thing that drives growth of market presense. Yet for the second and third largest players to have any type of merger will have a massive long term effect on the market.
~ Jack Spirko