Microsoft is measured to buy Yahoo for 44,6 billion dollars

Corporation Microsoft has suggested to get for 44,6 billion dollars of one of leaders the Internet-search company Yahoo. Decision Microsoft is caused by necessity to make a competition of company Google on which share it is necessary more than 60 % of search inquiries on the Internet. Search service Yahoo 13 % of users, and Microsoft - use almost only 2,9 %.

For each action Yahoo president Microsoft Steve Balmer has offered 31 dollar that exceeds market cost of securities popular the Internet-portal on 62 %. Steve Balmera’s offer promoted growth of the price of actions Yahoo in one and a half time, informs АР.

Bill Gates’s company has suggested shareholders Yahoo to exchange the actions either for cash, or on actions Microsoft. In case of the consent the Internet-giant, half of sum of the transaction half - cash will be paid by actions, and.

Experts in the field of the Internet-marketing consider that tandem Microsoft-Yahoo ” basically can become competitor Google in the given segment of the market (search systems), however on it greater expenses ” be required. Thus experts have declared, that association of the companies can ” introduce set of innovations that is good help ” on the market.

Last years company Yahoo gradually loses the positions. In 2007 the net profit of the company has decreased on 12 % in this connection management Yahoo has declared the future reduction of staff.

February 1, 2008 | Filed Under Microsoft