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no, they buy Yahoo! so that a competitor doesn't replace Bing as the search which powers Yahoo!. The Y! brand will continue to exist for a long-time. I don't th
by pedalpete 15y ago
no, they buy Yahoo! so that a competitor doesn't replace Bing as the search which powers Yahoo!. The Y! brand will continue to exist for a long-time. I don't think this is a case of Microsoft buying them and shutting them down. The dollar value of Yahoo to Bing is significant, and only by having those users, is MS able to improve on Bing and get some revenue from it.
- robryan 15y agoI'd be very surprised if that actually happened, seems like it has been a lengthy integration process that isn't yet complete in all locales.
- gcb 15y agothat's a very good point. never though about it that way. yahoo should just raise the price for the next round of the deal instead of selling then.