Microsoft is $ 44.6 billion Yahoo! Proposing an acquisition to

We are already reporting in various fields, but Microsoft is using Yahoo! I made a proposal to buy against. The amount is actually 44.6 billion dollars (about 4.7 trillion yen). There was a formal presentation from Microsoft already.

Details are as below.
Asahi.com: Microsoft bought a proposal by Yahoo for a total of $ 44.6 billion - business

Microsoft, Yahoo! Proposal totaled $ 44.6 billion - ITmedia News

BBC NEWS | Business | Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo

An announcement from Microsoft is below.

Combined entity to create a more competitive company, providing superior value to shareholders, contribution to shareholders, Better choice and innovation for customers and partners

According to the contents of the news, Yahoo! in the US at the end of Thursday! We are preparing to acquire by allocating the company's shares at a price of 62% higher than the stock price of $ 31 per share.

He is the CEO of MicrosoftSteve BallmerIwao, Microsoft is Yahoo! We are respectful and respectfully compete in the online service market, so we aim for a better relationship with consumers, media and advertisers, and for that reason Yahoo It is! I think that it will be a good relationship if it is.

In other words, Yahoo! It seems that we intend to confront Google directly from the acquisition by acquiring.

Also, Microsoft's chief software architectRay OzzieAccording to the web, our life and business, even our society are gradually changing by the web, Yahoo! Is a pioneer of it, and it is said that both companies will be able to collaborate on new things that could not be achieved independently by either company.

What this means is that the online advertising market is growing at a very fast pace, at least from $ 40 billion in 2007 (about 4.2 trillion yen) to $ 80 billion (about 8.5 trillion yen) in 2010 Google is the biggest force in this market, and in confrontation with Google, to compete, Microsoft alone, Yahoo! It seems that we think that it is quite severe by itself.

Yahoo! Although comment has not come out yet from Yahoo! Has announced that it will dismiss 1,000 employees this Tuesday, and Microsoft seems to think of this as "opportunity."

According to this acquisition proposal, Microsoft Yahoo! Shareholders of Yahoo! As we comment that it is also possible to cash on shares of the company and to share it as a share of Microsoft, it seems that it is not such a bad story as a shareholder.

What's worrisome is Yahoo! in Japan. In the future of Yahoo! Japan Frankly speaking, it seems that there is little influence since it has not much relation with the head family.

In addition, as beforeMicrosoft is Yahoo! We tried to acquire $ 50 billion, but the negotiation was interruptedThere is something that is so, I do not know at all what will happen this time ....

But, interestingly, Microsoft is pleased to announce Yahoo! in this press release. I am publishing the letter of the takeover proposal I have sent to the whole text in full text. Apparently this time seems quite serious.

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