Re: Markets in Meltdown
^ I think they are doing the Yahoo deal out of desperation. Both companies have lost the search business and do not have a great record of ad revenues. I just don't see how $1B synergy savings that they claim justifies a $45B bet!
Yes they will combine the MSN and Yahoo communities - so what? neither have monetized well.
I think Microsoft has weakened themselves, spent all their cash. Wouldn't have minded a all stock deal