At 21 / 02 / 2016 we mentioned for first time that Yahoo is seriously considering the sale of the company. A publication of re / code reveals that Microsoft could be one of the Companies who plan to fund interested Yahoo buyers to find a respectable amount. We mention one of the companies because a group of companies have expressed interest.
What is very important to note is that Microsoft is not looking to buy Yahoo, but rather wants to ensure that regardless of who does, it will continue its partnership with the services. search of Redmond.
The agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo was one of the catalysts in the development of Bing, Redmond's search engine, which has significantly improved its market share in recent years. Third party data puts Bing on 20%, while Google continues to charts with almost 65%.
Although Redmond does not currently plan to buy Yahoo, it has been considering it theme in the past when former CEO Steve Ballmer, tried to negotiate a deal in 2008.
Instead of acquiring the company, Microsoft and Yahoo signed a Bing search engine contract for 10 years.
There are currently no details on how much the interested group of companies is willing to pay to acquire Yahoo, but rumor has it that the business valued at around $10 billion, excluding all ancillary services and subsidiaries around the world. If they are included in the acquisition, the price could reach $32 billion, the publication said.
