K kissingmybbgoodbye Expert Member Joined Aug 20, 2005 Messages 4,048 Reaction score 376 Location Somewhere surfing the web Jun 19, 2007 #1 http://www.fin24.co.za/articles/default/display_article.aspx?Nav=ns&ArticleID=1518-1783_2132493
S Syndyre Honorary Master Joined Jan 26, 2006 Messages 16,821 Reaction score 2 Location Lonehill Jun 19, 2007 #2 Google's meteoric rise is an especially hard pill for Semel to swallow because he once flirted with the idea of buying Google. In mid-2002, Semel reportedly terminated negotiations when Google set its sales price at $5bn. Click to expand... Ouch, that must be depressing. I don't think Google would be what it is today under Yahoo ownership though, they seem like very different companies.
Google's meteoric rise is an especially hard pill for Semel to swallow because he once flirted with the idea of buying Google. In mid-2002, Semel reportedly terminated negotiations when Google set its sales price at $5bn. Click to expand... Ouch, that must be depressing. I don't think Google would be what it is today under Yahoo ownership though, they seem like very different companies.