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Would Yahoo! give Microsoft an unfair advantage over Google?
Is the price right for a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) acquisition of Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO)? Is Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) crying wolf when it complains that the deal would cripple "openness and innovation" on the Internet? Would a Microsoft/Yahoo! combination better compete with Google and Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) in the global search marketplace? Will Yahoo be to Microsoft what AOL was to Time Warner (NYSE: TWX)? In this installment of "Fool Video," Motley Fool senior analyst Seth Jayson gives his take.
Yahoo! is a former Stock Advisor recommendation, and Time Warner is a current one. Microsoft is an Inside Value recommendation, and Baidu is a Motley Fool Rule Breakers recommendation. You can check out any of our services free for 30 days.
Lou owns shares of Yahoo! and Microsoft. Seth owns shares of Microsoft. Mac owns shares of Baidu. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.