Comments on: YahooNoFi http://gigaom.com/2006/04/19/yahoonofi/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:37:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris http://gigaom.com/2006/04/19/yahoonofi/#comment-47181 Chris Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:31:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/19/yahoonofi/#comment-47181 <p>I agree with Om on his analysis.</p> <p>Yahoo! is in the content and communication business, not networks and infrastructure. Yahoo! will not go the route of building WiFi nets, rather it will just do what it does best… build relationship with providers. If it is going to be a free service, I imagine Yahoo! will offset the cost by partnering with a free WiFi service or by ads in the messenger client.</p> I agree with Om on his analysis.

Yahoo! is in the content and communication business, not networks and infrastructure. Yahoo! will not go the route of building WiFi nets, rather it will just do what it does best… build relationship with providers. If it is going to be a free service, I imagine Yahoo! will offset the cost by partnering with a free WiFi service or by ads in the messenger client.

]]> By: Glenn Fleishman http://gigaom.com/2006/04/19/yahoonofi/#comment-47180 Glenn Fleishman Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:04:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/19/yahoonofi/#comment-47180 <p>I didn't think anyone would assume Yahoo would build a network of Wi-Fi hotspots. There's not 30,000 locations left to build in the world that someone like Yahoo could build out and have useful to them. It's clearly Boingo's footprint worldwide and Boingo's current Skype-only price.</p> I didn’t think anyone would assume Yahoo would build a network of Wi-Fi hotspots. There’s not 30,000 locations left to build in the world that someone like Yahoo could build out and have useful to them. It’s clearly Boingo’s footprint worldwide and Boingo’s current Skype-only price.

]]> By: EnergyGuru http://gigaom.com/2006/04/19/yahoonofi/#comment-47179 EnergyGuru Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:07:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/19/yahoonofi/#comment-47179 <p>I didn't even know about their 1.99 offer to DSL customers. AT&T/Yahoo need to do a better job of cross selling and promoting that offer.</p> I didn’t even know about their 1.99 offer to DSL customers. AT&T/Yahoo need to do a better job of cross selling and promoting that offer.

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