Microsoft to buy Yahoo - I told you so!
Posted in Search Marketing by jspirko on February 3rd, 2008 
OK look I am not an "I told you so kind of guy" in most instances but I feel vindicated here and I just have to say it this time. I reported back BEFORE ANYONE that some sort of deal was being brokered between Yahoo and Microsoft with MS being the buyer and the big Y being the bought.
I was told I was nuts, I was bashed for this opinion on the Search Engine Watch Forum.
I mean check out this post I posted back in April of 2006 - look at the lecture I got. I even stopped arguing understanding not to "cast my pearls among swine".
OK now check out my sweet, sweet vindication - Microsoft Bids 44 Billion to Buy Yahoo
I just feel like screaming you see, I told you so!
I didn't blog about this once, or twice, either. No look at the following posts…
- Could Microsoft Buy Yahoo - 7 Reasons It Could Happen
- Microsoft to Buy Yahoo - Act 2
- Thoughs on a Possible Microsoft Purchase of Yahoo
- Microsoft to Buy of Partner with Yahoo
Now look will the deal happen? No one knows yet but the deal is now on the table. This is a 44 Billion Dollar deal though and what we know about 44 Billion dollar deals is they don't happen over night. I would say this deal has been in the works for um I don't know 18-24 months at least. So just when was I blogging about this? April of 2006, that would be right at 21 months ago.
Now everyone is talking about this and acting like it is brand new and I am sure my prediction will be ignored or just called lucky. Personally I am not an arrogant person and I generally don't care what people think of my opinions, I just wanted to go on record with this one.
Just for the record the "I told you so" is mostly targeted at one individual on the SEW Thread which is now unfortunately closed.
So what do you think about this deal? If it goes through what will it mean to search marketing as a whole?
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Joe said,
February 3, 2008 @ 11:49 am
OK, Jack when I read this title my first though was arrogant %$^%& *&^$$ jerk. However, after reading it I get your point and let me say good fricken call man. That dude on the Search Engine forum will probably never admit the crow he needs to eat now.
As for what I think it means, I dunno! First I am not sure if the deal will happen, lots of paper work to be done on something like that. Do you think it will go through Jack?
If it does my question is will the two get it together and do what both should have done on their own by now? Or will it be the blind leading the deaf? The power they could have is massive that said both should be far more effective alone then they are now anyway. I don’t know if it will matter, it will all be about the vision of the deal after the bell sounds.
Is it the end of the road for Yahoo? said,
February 8, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
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