nytimes.com — "Yahoo itself tried to buy YouTube just a few weeks ago and got as close as negotiating price and terms, according to an executive briefed on the discussions. Indeed, many Internet executives are noting just how often Yahoo appears to be late and slow, both in its own business and in negotiations with other companies."
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screwy1138Oct 11, 2006
Huh, the a-rod comparison seems to be pretty accurate. But I have been known to be wrong so -shrug-
aspirinetuOct 11, 2006
...but then they said "nope, let's better buy an unknown video site"<a class="user" href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9003702">http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9003702</a>
Closed AccountOct 11, 2006
How did Yahoo get "lose out" again? They tried, they didn't want to pay over a billion dollars. The end.
slapjackOct 11, 2006
Yep...Yahoo is SO slow. I guess Flickr, del.icio.us and Konfabulator don't count. Color me confused. This is just because the media feels the need to write about a $1.65 billion transaction and it's Google. I say MEH.
woodenkimonoOct 11, 2006
I don't see how You tube will help Google, other than cost them a fortune in lawyer fees for copyright lawsuits. The only reason youtube wasn't sued is because they didn't have any money. That isn't the case with google.
spuddyOct 11, 2006
True, Launch and Geocities were integrated, but the majority of their recent history (flickr, del.icio.us, upcoming.org, etc) were largely left alone.
daonlyfreezOct 11, 2006
I guess Google and YouTube will settle on bulk content with the major digital media copyright holders, that will let them distribute relatively minor quality whatever video, may it be compositions, or direct rips, Funniest Home Video compilations, Daily Show fragments or even whole movies. They they'll ofcourse will try to sell as much good quality stuff (the stuff you'd like to see crisp on your verrrry big screen) to you. In the end that market is the only market the copyright holders will gain from anyway, the grey/black market is too costly to fight.I think 'in the end' there will be three players on the internet content market, Google/YouTube (a major one, with it's massive library), Apple (with it's iPod dominance), and Skype/eBay/Yahoo (they can develop something similar together). Ofcourse Microsoft will dangle along, regardlessly. I do hope the copyrights owners will be wise enough to make it possible to add a free, relatively lower quality content to the offering.