say it isn't so... MS eyes Google takeover

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rokrok
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Jesus H. F'n TAPDANCIN' CHRIST!!!



(posted on macminute.com)



Microsoft eyes Google takeover



According to the New York Times, Microsoft approached Google within the last two months to discuss a partnership or the possibility of a takeover. Google, the popular Web search company, recently began holding meetings with bankers in preparation for its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO).



all i want to know is how much money do i have to donate to google to prevent this from ever, EVER happening?
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  • Reply 1 of 21
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    I hate microsoft



    "executives and others briefed on the discussions, Microsoft - desperate to capture a slice of the popular and ad-generating search business - approached Google within the last two months to discuss options, including the possibility of a takeover.



    While the overture appears to have gained little traction - Google indicated that it preferred the initial offering route, the executives said - it demonstrates the enormous importance that Google represents as both a competitive threat to Microsoft and as Silicon Valley's latest hope for a new financial boom."





    not pleased if this ever happens
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  • Reply 2 of 21
    madmax559madmax559 Posts: 596member
    relax ...google said no
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  • Reply 3 of 21
    shetlineshetline Posts: 4,695member
    How long do you think it would take for Google's simple, clean home page to become a cluttered mess of news and advertising, with special features that only work with Internet Explorer on a Windows box? (That is, if Google via Microsoft works without IE and Windows at all.)
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  • Reply 4 of 21
    shetlineshetline Posts: 4,695member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by madmax559

    relax ...google said no



    Definitively? When I heard the news this morning, it sounded like it was still a possibility.
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  • Reply 5 of 21
    rokrok Posts: 3,519member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by shetline

    Definitively? When I heard the news this morning, it sounded like it was still a possibility.



    exactly. i mean, microsoft lives and breathes off the fact that people cannot be strong enough to turn down a certain number of zeroes on a check. in bill's mind, everyone has a price...
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  • Reply 6 of 21
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    I merged your post in here, burningwheel, instead of just locking your thread.
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  • Reply 7 of 21
    thuh freakthuh freak Posts: 2,664member
    the ipo scares me now. if ms can't buy them out before the ipo, then they could buy them out hostile-style after.
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  • Reply 8 of 21
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    seriously if they bought them it would be a horrible tragedy the internet would be a sad place without the google we all know and love.
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  • Reply 9 of 21
    rokrok Posts: 3,519member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ti Fighter

    seriously if they bought them it would be a horrible tragedy the internet would be a sad place without the google we all know and love.



    it would feel like when microsoft bought out hotmail. i remember a friend of mine came to my birthday party, and he was like "happy birthday! did you hear microsoft bought out hotmail?!?!?"
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  • Reply 10 of 21
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by rok

    it would feel like when microsoft bought out hotmail. i remember a friend of mine came to my birthday party, and he was like "happy birthday! did you hear microsoft bought out hotmail?!?!?"



    That had to ruin your day. Still funny though.
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  • Reply 11 of 21
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Raise your hand if you would never use google again if this happened.



    **Raises hand**



    It would be a sad day, I love google and would never want to see this happen, but I would have to say goodbye if was running the show.
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  • Reply 12 of 21
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    I think if MS did run the show google would turn into a unusable POS anyway, so you wouldn't really even need to decide God, I use google for everything, I dunno how I would live without it
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  • Reply 13 of 21
    rageousrageous Posts: 2,170member
    I'd miss my google search bar in Safari, because you know Apple would pull the plug on that. And rightfully so.



    I just heard on the news that the guys at google are simply not interested in selling to Microsoft, though there was no mention that they wouldn't sell to anyone else...
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  • Reply 14 of 21
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by rageous

    though there was no mention that they wouldn't sell to anyone else...



    hmmm now that would be awesome, iGoogle



    but they are prob better off being on their own and not get in the middle of any platform supremacy.
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  • Reply 15 of 21
    cubedudecubedude Posts: 1,556member
    MS would also get Blogger with a Google takeover.



    I've always thought that Google going public would be one of the worst things that could happen to them.
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  • Reply 16 of 21
    johnqjohnq Posts: 2,763member
    Takeover CONFIRMED







































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  • Reply 17 of 21
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by johnq

    Takeover CONFIRMED









    Yeah baby
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  • Reply 18 of 21
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by johnq

    Takeover CONFIRMED







    thats pretty good
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  • Reply 19 of 21
    johnqjohnq Posts: 2,763member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ti Fighter

    thats pretty good



    Thanks



    Note the lack of, er, search functionality?



    You just know they'd bedeck poor Google with all kinds of unrelated nonsense.
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  • Reply 20 of 21
    opuscroakusopuscroakus Posts: 317member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by johnq

    Takeover CONFIRMED



    That's just wrong...
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