Google Not Doing Well
Google stocks aren't doing well lately. They have been falling and now the below-expectation Q4 earnings and the Microsoft-Yahoo merger seem to make the situation even worse for Google. Now the stock has fallen below 500 for the first time in nearly six months.
Meanwhile, Google released a very harsh article about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo. In the blog post, Google referred to the bid as hostile and accused Microsoft of trying to monopolize the internet. Of course the internet is what keeps Google going and they wouldn't want it to be monopolized by their biggest opponent. However, if we look at the Search market, we wouldn't disagree that Google itself is creating a monopoly-like situation (you don't have to think hard; just think about when you say your friend, "Google it.") and is aggressively fighting against anyone who wants some share of the market.
Whether Google really doesn't want Microsoft to acquire Yahoo or Google is just playing a game to force Microsoft to spend more on Yahoo and make them have a hard time financially, we will have to wait and see.
