Is Yahoo!s Destiny ‘Inevitable’?

Writing by Nick Stamoulis Tweet

Rupert Murdoch isn’t interested in Yahoo! To Screenwerk, that means Yahoo! is destined to become a part of Microsoft:

This probably means that they couldn’t make the numbers work. And it also means AOL is really all that’s left for Yahoo! — and that’s doubtful for several reasons. A Microsoft acquisition now has the feeling of inevitability.

While I would say that this certainly makes the Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo! more likely, I don’t think it’s inevitable. It really depends on how much Yahoo! execs decide to dig in their heels. If Yahoo! is in massive debt then that would make the Microsoft deal a lot more attractive to the shareholders. On the other hand, if the shareholders see profit potential that others are overlooking then they may decide to weather turbulent waters on their own. At any rate, it will be interesting to see how the Microsoft-Yahoo! saga ends.