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by amandalim89 5320 days ago
google was offering much less than what Microsoft was bringing to the table ($700M) - and they turned that down too. I think if Google up their bid (at least trying to match Microsoft's) Yelp might have gone for it just because it was Google. http://news.accuracast.com/internet-7471/yelp-turned-down-mi...

I think Google should have just paid more and buy Yelp rather than Zagat.

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I'd rather see Zagat succeed than Yelp.
Why?
I've never once encountered a Zagat-related complaint. They seem to have high standards and their ratings have been trustworthy for me for years. Yelp on the other hand.. it's just a big yellowpages where even my own reviews go missing time to time.
More ethical behavior.