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Microsoft Yahoo Deal: Why it is a good deal for Microsoft and Yahoo?

What a difference a year makes. Last year, Microsoft offered $40+ Billion to get access to Yahoo!’s search traffic but yesterday, Microsoft announced a deal where it got Yahoo’s traffic almost at no premium. Of course, if I were Yahoo shareholder I would be very unhappy about Yang’s decision of not accepting the offer last [...]

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A brief comparison of Internet Payment Options

Recently,  I had to research different online payment options. Out of the box options such as Paypal, Google and Amazon compared to be same except for some minor differences. However, there were some significant differences especially in the fee structure when we analyzed an independent Online merchant account.

 

Paypal

Google

Amazon

Merchant Account1

Transaction Fees Per Transaction

Monthly sales
under $3,000           2.9% + [...]

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