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Is Google crazy enough to buy Yahoo?

According to multiple sources, Google is potentially looking into buying Yahoo.

The search giant would partner with two private-equity firms to fund the purchase, which would be only for Yahoo's core business.



While the talks are early stage and Google could just be seeing what the selling price is for a rival, there is little chance a deal would pass anti-trust regulators, regardless.

Google is said to be looking into the deal as it would love to sell ads on Yahoo's web sites, some of which, like Yahoo Finance and Mail bring in hundreds of millions of visitors per month.

Yahoo, which is up for sale after dumping their CEO and seeing their stock struggle, has seen a rumored plethora of potential suitors including AOL, Alibaba and Microsoft.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 22 Oct 2011 21:08

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• 7 comments

• deucezulu22

  No Google, buy T-Mobile!
  

  22.10.2011 22:28 #1

• xaznboitx

  So they means that Google will be sharing money with ATT since ATT Internet DSL is with Yahoo
  

  23.10.2011 01:34 #2

• escalante

  I, for one, welcome our new Google Overlords.
  

  GENERATION 98: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and subtract 1 from the generation. Social experiment.

  23.10.2011 02:11 #3

• 3MUK

  Hail Google. Lol with the money Google has they can give each person in the world $2 each and still be reach after a day
  

  Always remember youre unique, just like everyone else.

  23.10.2011 04:51 #4

• xtago

  It won't happen by law.
  
  it'll be blocked just as MS was blocked from buying Yahoo and MS wasn't even 2nd on the search engine top ten list at the time.

  23.10.2011 14:17 #5

• llongtheD

  Originally posted by xtago: It won't happen by law.
  
  it'll be blocked just as MS was blocked from buying Yahoo and MS wasn't even 2nd on the search engine top ten list at the time.
  It very well might get blocked, but microsofts bid was rejected by yahoo, not blocked by the government. Unless I'm misunderstanding you.

  23.10.2011 16:19 #6

• attar

  I switched to Yahoo to get away from the irritating search page which now has everything except dancin Jesus;the last thing between me and a seizure.

  23.10.2011 16:44 #7