Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, June 26, 2006.
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Bloggers are talking about a Merrill Lynch research note that said either Yahoo or eBay Inc. could make an attractive acquisition target for Microsoft Corp.
"Merrill Lynch: What if Microsoft bought Yahoo! or eBay?" (June 23)
http://techsearch.cmp.com/blog/archives/2006/06/merrill_lynch_w.html?loc=software
The rumors aren't new, the Merrill Lynch note just got everyone speculating again. Here's one of the bloggers from May 31.
"What If Microsoft Buys eBay?" (May 31)
http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/002176.html
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"EBay retreats from Taiwan," by Dan Nystedt, Techworld.nl, 6/26/06
http://www.techworld.nl/idgns/508/ebay-retreats-from-taiwan.html
"On eBay, it pays to snipe," by Dan Vergano, USA Today, 6/25/06
http://digbig.com/4kpqp
"Warren Buffett lunch attracks $455,100 bid on eBay," Reuters, 6/23/06
http://digbig.com/4kpqs
"Web Services Increasingly Under Attack," Antara News Indonesia, 6/25/06
http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=15140
Julia's eBay Live Adventures
http://blogs.gowholesale.com/julia_wilkinson/?p=67