I suggest that some of you look at the MSNBC/AP version of this story, which adds a healthy deal of skepticism to the mix.<a class="user" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18486561/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18486561/</a>More cooperation between the two seems likely, given how often these rumors come up and their past collaboration (e.g. Y!M + MSN). But a full buyout seems... unlikely.We'll see, of course. Just keep that in mind. :)
Thats the thing i thought of too, push email is the things that would make me change my blackberry for an iphone. If the push email was not available i would reconsider.
This would be highly disappointing if it did. Competition seems to be a thing of the past. Acquisitions seems to be the way the big boys get things done, and where does all of this urge companies to make improvements and strive to help the people that should really matter.... the consumers?It's unfortunate.In a related thing. Sony practically has a monopoly on LCD TV's. My sister broke their LCD screen and wish to replace it. We call up Sony, and are given the run-around for more than 2 hours, and the simple question of "Is it possible to replace the screen our selves" would not be answered. The cost to replace the LCD screen with repair from a Sony repair department is actually more than the TV itself if we went and bought an even larger new one, yet we could fix it ourselves for $1,000. So we didn't get an answer, and in the end they said we'd have to contact a hotline at $3.50 a minute to have any further questions answered, which should all be basic information, like "Does the replacement part come with a manual?"It's just an example of big business screwing the consumers. I enjoy Google's work, but who says that 10 - 20 years down the line Google won't be just like Microsoft, arguably one of the most hated companies in the world today.Anyways, sorry for the ranting. I just wish it were possible to inform consumers better and take action against things like this and get business back to working for the consumer and not how to screw us over and make the big bucks.
M$ businesses are done in 4 phases:1) ignore them2) try to beat them3) try to buy them4) f**k themwe are now in phase 3.of course, they will not succeed buying Yahoo.if they do, it will be the end of Yahoo.watch and see number... 4 is coming.
Really, people. Call me whatever you want, but at least understand what I'm saying:-MS and Yahoo are both in good (in MS's case, potentially great) financial shape---right now. -Both have the assets, cash, IP to coast along for a decent while-Both have, in my view, a tremendous vision problem. (as in, "the vision thing.") -Taking two behemoths that have become directionless and trying to meld them to each other to create a future purely by dint of overwhelming market share might seem like a good idea--certainly it would be an imposing presence, to say the least--but in the long term----get that--LONG TERM--as in *years*---I think it would end up backfiring on both MS and Yahoo. Consider: AOL-TimeWarner. DaimlerChrylser. MS and Yahoo are already working hard to keep the incredible diversity of their properties and services they must support and promote from diluting the content, quality and value of each of them. There is such a thing as too big, and given the challenges that companies of this size face (unless you want to argue that MS and Yahoo have no challenges at all) simply getting bigger is often not an answer. I know Flag is a MS fanboy, which is fine. He's entitled. And I hardly mind being subjected to the standard critical language of the Internet ("flipping moron", "moronville", etc.), as it feels like home after all these years. I'd just rather it be in response to what I'm actually saying, and not what I'm not saying.
pitfallharryMay 4, 2007
Smart move on Microsoft's part if it happens. MSN search blows.
cornedbeefMay 4, 2007
A search engine that only works on IBM or Apple computers doesn't make much sense.
tophtuckerMay 4, 2007
I suggest that some of you look at the MSNBC/AP version of this story, which adds a healthy deal of skepticism to the mix.<a class="user" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18486561/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18486561/</a>More cooperation between the two seems likely, given how often these rumors come up and their past collaboration (e.g. Y!M + MSN). But a full buyout seems... unlikely.We'll see, of course. Just keep that in mind. :)
gtagleMay 4, 2007
Welcome to "Yahoo! Ultimate Edition 2007 Service Pack 2"
stuarttaylorMay 4, 2007
Thats the thing i thought of too, push email is the things that would make me change my blackberry for an iphone. If the push email was not available i would reconsider.
noseemeMay 4, 2007
50 nonillion dollars!?!?!?!?!
jmoweryMay 5, 2007
This would be highly disappointing if it did. Competition seems to be a thing of the past. Acquisitions seems to be the way the big boys get things done, and where does all of this urge companies to make improvements and strive to help the people that should really matter.... the consumers?It's unfortunate.In a related thing. Sony practically has a monopoly on LCD TV's. My sister broke their LCD screen and wish to replace it. We call up Sony, and are given the run-around for more than 2 hours, and the simple question of "Is it possible to replace the screen our selves" would not be answered. The cost to replace the LCD screen with repair from a Sony repair department is actually more than the TV itself if we went and bought an even larger new one, yet we could fix it ourselves for $1,000. So we didn't get an answer, and in the end they said we'd have to contact a hotline at $3.50 a minute to have any further questions answered, which should all be basic information, like "Does the replacement part come with a manual?"It's just an example of big business screwing the consumers. I enjoy Google's work, but who says that 10 - 20 years down the line Google won't be just like Microsoft, arguably one of the most hated companies in the world today.Anyways, sorry for the ranting. I just wish it were possible to inform consumers better and take action against things like this and get business back to working for the consumer and not how to screw us over and make the big bucks.
mindraperMay 5, 2007
Yahsoft
hairypoterMay 5, 2007
M$ businesses are done in 4 phases:1) ignore them2) try to beat them3) try to buy them4) f**k themwe are now in phase 3.of course, they will not succeed buying Yahoo.if they do, it will be the end of Yahoo.watch and see number... 4 is coming.
innatechMay 5, 2007
Really, people. Call me whatever you want, but at least understand what I'm saying:-MS and Yahoo are both in good (in MS's case, potentially great) financial shape---right now. -Both have the assets, cash, IP to coast along for a decent while-Both have, in my view, a tremendous vision problem. (as in, "the vision thing.") -Taking two behemoths that have become directionless and trying to meld them to each other to create a future purely by dint of overwhelming market share might seem like a good idea--certainly it would be an imposing presence, to say the least--but in the long term----get that--LONG TERM--as in *years*---I think it would end up backfiring on both MS and Yahoo. Consider: AOL-TimeWarner. DaimlerChrylser. MS and Yahoo are already working hard to keep the incredible diversity of their properties and services they must support and promote from diluting the content, quality and value of each of them. There is such a thing as too big, and given the challenges that companies of this size face (unless you want to argue that MS and Yahoo have no challenges at all) simply getting bigger is often not an answer. I know Flag is a MS fanboy, which is fine. He's entitled. And I hardly mind being subjected to the standard critical language of the Internet ("flipping moron", "moronville", etc.), as it feels like home after all these years. I'd just rather it be in response to what I'm actually saying, and not what I'm not saying.
crenkMay 31, 2007
there is no way that Microsoft can buy Yahoo!www.crenk.com