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Mel · 10-31-2003, 10:46 AM

This is a rehash of old news, It was reported a couple of months back that MS approaced Google and met with no success.

If you look at the situation Google are in right now with a potential 16 billion dollar IPO being mooted (and more importantly, via an internet auction which would put the stock into investors hands without going through the brokerage houses) it would be silly to sell before the IPO.

Phil:

I think you have underestimated the ability of MSN to screw up established companies they have taken over. IMO Google under MSN would be the best thing that could happen to Yahoo/Inktomi, etc.

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Mel Banned Join Date: 10-13-03 Posts: 213 iTrader: 0 / 0% Latest Blog: None	This is a rehash of old news, It was reported a couple of months back that MS approaced Google and met with no success. If you look at the situation Google are in right now with a potential 16 billion dollar IPO being mooted (and more importantly, via an internet auction which would put the stock into investors hands without going through the brokerage houses) it would be silly to sell before the IPO. Phil: I think you have underestimated the ability of MSN to screw up established companies they have taken over. IMO Google under MSN would be the best thing that could happen to Yahoo/Inktomi, etc.