Google Vs Yahoo

Ancient Lewi

Jun 1 2008, 01:32 PM

I heard that Microsoft have put a bid in for yahoo, for 46.8billion pounds... and they want to beat google search engine by getting more hits etc etc...

Do you reacon, if microsoft buys yahoo, they will beat google ...

Post your thoughts thanks

and goodluck microsoft.

~Lewii~

t3jem

Jun 2 2008, 12:16 AM

I don't think they could beat google, mainly because google already has such a major hold on the search and advertising market. Microsoft is mainly buying yahoo for the advertising department; however, they have since given up discussions and are no longer interested; though, the major stock holders of yahoo are trying to circumvent the board on yahoo to get yahoo to accept the microsoft offer, I don't know if they will be able to proxy the yahoo board, but even if they did I don't think Microsoft is interested in yahoo any more now with the new player, but I can't remember what it was, I think if Microsoft was to beat google, they would have to beat them in an area google doesn't already have a foothold in, mainly because google users are very happy with it and would just about never switch to microsoft (for good reason to), so that's my view on it. I honestly think microsoft needs to be hit hard with a strong competitor like google so they will actually start paying attention to their customers again, that's why google is doing so well, they actually care about the users, whereas microsoft just does what they want.

ivantoar

Jun 2 2008, 12:07 PM

QUOTE(t3jem @ Jun 2 2008, 07:16 AM)

I don't think they could beat google,I honestly think microsoft needs to be hit hard with a strong competitor like google so they will actually start paying attention to their customers again, that's why google is doing so well, they actually care about the users, whereas microsoft just does what they want.

Yes I agree with all of your saying. Google really cares for customers and Microsoft only care about their money and fame.

chappill

Jun 2 2008, 04:17 PM

No microsoft have absolutely no chance, yahoo is too complicated and the homepage scares me, unlike Google where the homepage is simple and all the other services are on extra pages that are easily found by the links just above the search bar, also i just think microsoft suck.

Aethix

Jun 3 2008, 12:20 AM

Supposedly Microsoft is still in discussion on taking it over, even after their initial retraction of their offer. After Google stepped in to stop Microsoft they also offered to take over certain aspects of Yahoo. So basically one potential monopoly was stopped by another potential monopoly.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Google, but I don't want them to be the only option on the web. They are an amazing company as now, but once their competition starts to fade away do you think they will remain as humble as they are currently? Nothing would stop them from turning into a yahoo type sight with tons of bull *BLEEP* advertisement or a site that completely filters the content you'll see so that you can't find the obscure sites any longer. They could be a major player in ending net neutrality and the internet as we currently know it.

bangms

Jun 16 2008, 09:10 AM

In my opinion, I don't think that Microsoft/Yahoo would beat Google's search engine. Google seems like they have a really strong grasp over that area of the internet that no other companies have or will ever overtake. I don't think the whole idea of the merge is to 'beat' the other company, but rather to improve each others weak points. Microsoft is probably just using Yahoo for internet advertisement, something that Microsoft doesn't have a firm grasp of. It would be really interesting to see if Microsoft and Yahoo really do merge, but in order for them to be successful, they need to pull out some new tricks and services to really compete with Google.

Erdemir

Jun 16 2008, 09:54 AM

Google is unbeatable.
Because;
1. E-mail service of Microsoft's Hotmail or Live and Yahoo does not support POP3 and IMAP.
2. The most used search engine is Google.
3. Language translator of Live absolutely not working, Yahoo's language translator is better than Microsoft. But Google's language translator is translating lots of language with very very low mistake.
4. The most used advertising system is Google Adsense.
5. Yahoo Slurp! bot is working more than Msn bot. But Google bot is working more than all of the bots.

In fact Google is beating each Microsoft and Yahoo in every seconds...

litchy

Jun 16 2008, 10:08 PM

Google is about 50 squillion years ahead of this. It'll take microsoft stacks of time to be as advanced as google, not only is google the most used but the most known due to promotions of their services.

Echo_of_thunder

Jun 17 2008, 02:08 AM

In many ways it would be nice seeing Yahoo and Google merge into one. Maybe call it Yahoogle? haha. But honestly would be great I feel. Google already has one of the better messengers, why not take over Yahoo? it may help Yahoo in there game department. It use to be the bomb many years ago. Now hardly anyone plays there anymore.

gaspe86

Jun 17 2008, 05:19 AM

Neither Microsoft nor Yahoo have the capacity to beat Google. Even if they unite forces, they are not sufficiently useful to take down Google. The reason does not lye in the power such agencies possess or in the reputations o technologies they could develop. It all comes down to the working environment, Google is king at this. Google has the ability to make workers comfortable and feel at home. Have you see how things are ran in Google. That is workers paradise.

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Stridr

Jul 25 2008, 10:43 AM

Google? I could say they suceeded beacause of the fact that they knew how customers would respond to their sites, and what users wanted. Yahoo did it the conventional way, ads banners, news, movies, music and all that MSN has too. Google could do it differently, and give whole new experience to users, that why its a giant today.

eman

Jul 22 2008, 05:47 PM

Microsoft really has to do something really amazing to catch up to how advanced Google is. WIndows Live Translator uses Babal and Google made up theier own script for translating. But Yahoo is a pretty good Search Engine. Maybe Microsoft could buyout Ask because the can't buyout Yahoo.

klusk

Jul 22 2008, 04:11 PM

The damage has already been done...Google is everywhere now .....
There is nothing yahoo and Microsoft can do to create a Dominant search engine.....they cant even get close.....

Most of the users don't even know what a search engine is....they just know Google is used to search anything over the internet....
i don't think it will do anything appreciable to Google's present status....lets see what Microsoft has planned to do...

moutonoir

Jul 21 2008, 09:25 PM

The two search engines use different algorithms to search the net, so by merging you would probably lose one of them (most likely yahoo's) unless those could be merged too somehow...but perhaps not. Having multiple different outlets for search is a nice thing to have, that way when you can't find something using one engine there's always another.

As for Microsoft trying to "beat" Google; I think it's probably going to take a complete revamp of their business goals/ideals in order for that to ever happen. As was previously mentioned, Microsoft is mainly out to make lots of money, whereas Google is trying to come up with better ways of doing practically everything that you can do online. As long as Microsoft's focus is on profits rather than products, they're going to have a tough time coming up with a true competitor for Google. Even the Linux operating system rivals Windows, and the former is free. As people become more technologically advanced, I think we're going to see big corporations like Microsoft go under while those who strive to harness new technologies take over.

SaNJ

Jul 21 2008, 08:34 PM

Yes I know that Yahoo is a decent search engine.....in fact its no 2 in the list after google.
But it has no chance of beating google ....let microsoft buy it...or someone else.
Google has got about 90% share of the searchs made and Yahoo has got about 7%
of the share....(I read it in Digit magazine few days back, I don't remember the
exact figures)

So frankly speaking Yahoo and Microsoft have no chance...

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