tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18827325.post3880346304101142654..comments2008-02-18T03:19:46.111-08:00s guptanoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18827325.post-32506793123145647252008-02-18T03:19:00.000-08:002008-02-18T03:19:00.000-08:00my fear is that very few mergers of this magnitude are ever successful. No dount yahoo has some strenghts and some good applications but it is also very clear that it is a mess in current form. And we should not forget that Microsoft has very little strength in the online applications. It is visible from the time when it bought Hotmail a long time back. even now microsoft has spent billion of dollar in developing its online application but it is not successful. I feel that Microsoft shoulf accept the fact that it can not compete in the online market and let others do work in that market. it has got lots of cash and it has wonderful software developers. it should utilize that strength to enter some other market. may be software applications for pharmecitical industry, just a thought...satyendra gupta, PMPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14812270767560684806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18827325.post-37508749233069219092008-02-15T08:21:00.000-08:002008-02-15T08:21:00.000-08:00Every time a merger happens between two companies generating the same services, there's always a challenge of phasing out a few applications. Though, this may seem difficult initially, in the long run the company will have considerable savings.<BR/><BR/>Also, even though the number of online visitors could decrease after the merger, the amount of time spent will definitely be more. The advertisement rates will be more and obviously the company will reap the benefits.<BR/><BR/>The most exciting thing to be seen is (if the deal goes through) how Microsoft will fight Google after the merger.Alchemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045246775684201364noreply@blogger.com