Comments on: Roundup: Will Msft-Yahoo hurt start-ups? Nah.

By: What Does The Yahoo/Microsoft Debate Mean For The Rest Of Us? | MarketVise

What Does The Yahoo/Microsoft Debate Mean For The Rest Of Us? | MarketVise — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:24:52 +0000

[...] like Microsoft will not solve Yahoo’s problems. The more blog posts I read on TechCrunch, VentureBeat and others, the more I realized that the Valley is deeply divided on this issue. Let’s a take [...]

By: Yuri Ammosov

Yuri Ammosov — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:05:32 +0000

The less acquirors left, the higher their bids if they all want the same startup. Pure game theory. ))

By: batman22

batman22 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:36:20 +0000

Will Msft-Yahoo hurt startups? Just goes to show you who the wannabe VCs are. Mr. Stolle and Efrusy, you would have one less possible EXIT STRATEGY for your investments, or did you forget about that part? Two entities poring over possible acquisitions is a whole lot better than one. Simply supply and demand.