It started with the ultra-weird scenario. Microsoft makes a bid for Yahoo. Google makes a bid for Microsoft. And Yahoo makes a bid to buy Google.
It was late in the evening and the Google team was considering the strangest of options. Every option, no matter how off the wall, was up for consideration in this brainstorming session.
Microsoft is making a big play, leveraging its massive cash reserve, to slow the Google machine. Yahoo, a name deeply tied to the formation of the world wide web, is still a major force in net technology, usually a step or two ahead of its competition.
But this closed door discussion was about the upcoming battle between the titans, and some extreme move may prove to be a good option.
Buying Sprint or AT&T might make sense on one level, but buying Visa or Lloyds of London made sense on another. One thing for sure, this information was to never leave the room.
One discussion thread went down the path of launching a whole new energy division, focussed on disruptive technologies that would replace fossil fuels in cars. Anther thread went down the big opportunities surrounding a financial services play.
In the end, very likely nothing will happen. But its fascinating to speculate on the what-ifs based on the rumors we’ve heard.
Via the Techie rumor mill