Mondo Times Money Poll Archive

This poll ran from February 4 to 10, 2008.

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"Microsoft must buy Yahoo to gain ground on Google." True 344/63% False 203/37%

Votes: 547

From the article "Microsoft Makes Grab for Yahoo" by Kevin J. Delaney, Robert A. Guth and Matthew Karnitschnig in the February 2, 2008 edition of The Wall Street Journal. On Thursday, January 31, 2008, Microsoft offered $44.6 billion to buy Yahoo Inc.

The writers noted that "Microsoft believes that buying Yahoo is essential for gaining ground on Google. In his letter to Yahoo's board, (Microsoft President) Mr. Ballmer said the online-advertising market is "incrasingly dominated by one player" -- a clear reference to Google. The combination with Yahoo will "accelerate our path forward," Ballmer said in an interview Friday."

They added that "For Microsoft, the move is an acknowledgement that its expensive foray into online services is failing, or at least not moving fast enough."

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