Apparently, It Doesn't Take Much to Be a Wall Street Analyst These Days

David Card | June 26, 2006, 02:20 PM

As it often does, I Want Media makes my day. According to a Forbes.com story it linked:

Microsoft should acquire Yahoo! in order to fend off Google and solidify the software giant's Internet presence, according to a Friday report by Merrill Lynch.

“The possible acquisition of Yahoo would be a strategic positive in our view,” said Justin Post, a Merrill Lynch analyst and author of the report.

Well...yeah. But why not just buy Google instead?

A good second option, however, could be eBay, he added.

Golly, just a second option? I guess that's why they get paid the big bucks.