I am very much looking forward to the possibility of Microsoft taking over Yahoo. Maybe it will bring some well needed competition to Google. Microsoft can replace the Yahoo Search with their own Live Search technology, which I have to say, is pretty darn good. It still has a while to go before it can find things like Google can.

Perhaps Microsoft will take away the ridiculous charges that are rampant with Yahoo such as the charges to upgrade email, or view certain articles. I love nothing more than seeing a link on my My Yahoo page with a little $ next to it indicating that I cannot view the entire article unless I wish to pay for it. This is just one of the many examples of Yahoo trying to charge for stuff consumers know they can get free. What I often end up doing is searching for the article on Google and reading it for free.

I never thought I would welcome Microsoft to a new arena, but Yahoo needs to be saved. The services they offer have so much potential, it’s just the people running the company are clueless.