Comments on: Should Microsoft buy Yahoo? http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lucas da Costa Dantas http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-894024 Lucas da Costa Dantas Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:48:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-894024 <p>Lets i make my example here ….</p> <p>I always liked GeocitiesDOTcom cause of they amazing free web service (love it)…</p> <p>Then YaHoO buy it ,to me it are still Geocities but now with Yahoo logo . You see ,the key marketing about all of this are simple to keep the same services to the users that are Yahoo? Microsoft? but the service they use !!!!!!</p> <p>Some cannot just fight that captalism way ,lots of stuff are to be made opensource and free .And the key to caugth the users to this is for trap it to its community marketing,forums,blogs that keep it online on its services . And it is something that not happen to a offline product , muttating online for a better place like free roads with free services , are made it virtual for your stay . Else everyone just keep it offline and better live they lives for real with what they pay for . and not only internet access .</p> Lets i make my example here ….

I always liked GeocitiesDOTcom cause of they amazing free web service (love it)…

Then YaHoO buy it ,to me it are still Geocities but now with Yahoo logo . You see ,the key marketing about all of this are simple to keep the same services to the users that are Yahoo? Microsoft? but the service they use !!!!!!

Some cannot just fight that captalism way ,lots of stuff are to be made opensource and free .And the key to caugth the users to this is for trap it to its community marketing,forums,blogs that keep it online on its services . And it is something that not happen to a offline product , muttating online for a better place like free roads with free services , are made it virtual for your stay . Else everyone just keep it offline and better live they lives for real with what they pay for . and not only internet access .

]]> By: Adi http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-878703 Adi Fri, 16 May 2008 19:10:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-878703 <p>I am completely against the Merger between Yahoo & Microsoft.<br /> First off the bet, I have noticed that when ever Microsoft buys off something, it changes it to its advantage....that is what happened to HOTMAIL remember back in the day...... YAHOO has one of the best Email systems out there. It also promotes its email interface to other ISP providers like ROGES in Canada, etc...If MS bought over yahoo, all the nice and quickness would have been gone. Today Yahoo is one of the fastest email in the world...Look at Hotmail on the other hand... Also other products like the calender, Flicker (Yahoo Photos), etc are cool features that make yahoo Special in its own way.</p> I am completely against the Merger between Yahoo & Microsoft.
First off the bet, I have noticed that when ever Microsoft buys off something, it changes it to its advantage….that is what happened to HOTMAIL remember back in the day…… YAHOO has one of the best Email systems out there. It also promotes its email interface to other ISP providers like ROGES in Canada, etc…If MS bought over yahoo, all the nice and quickness would have been gone. Today Yahoo is one of the fastest email in the world…Look at Hotmail on the other hand… Also other products like the calender, Flicker (Yahoo Photos), etc are cool features that make yahoo Special in its own way.

]]> By: nEWnEW http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-870924 nEWnEW Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:23:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-870924 <p>wow, i never thought that MS and Y! merging will cause any problems. I think MS a big impact on people daily life and same thing with Y!; both them should merge. and google, i like that too, but i Y! more than GG.</p> wow, i never thought that MS and Y! merging will cause any problems. I think MS a big impact on people daily life and same thing with Y!; both them should merge. and google, i like that too, but i Y! more than GG.

]]> By: Lala http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-861242 Lala Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:56:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-861242 <p>Well, yahoo uses FreeBSD and hosts them. Yahoo is basically married with and born from open source ! Microsoft represents the past, selling operating systems when linux/bsd/solaris are all free (same with office when there is openoffice and so on with almost all apps)! Micorosoft is going down slowly and on the way they want to take yahoo too. I hope that will never happend. You people should switch on linux/bsd ,then you will know what i'm talkin about. What keeps windows and Microsoft alive are those big companies like autodesk and adobe, which release software only on windows platforms. A big mistake. When they will make software for Linux/Unix, Microsoft will die and yahoo together with it if they merge together.</p> Well, yahoo uses FreeBSD and hosts them. Yahoo is basically married with and born from open source ! Microsoft represents the past, selling operating systems when linux/bsd/solaris are all free (same with office when there is openoffice and so on with almost all apps)! Micorosoft is going down slowly and on the way they want to take yahoo too. I hope that will never happend. You people should switch on linux/bsd ,then you will know what i’m talkin about. What keeps windows and Microsoft alive are those big companies like autodesk and adobe, which release software only on windows platforms. A big mistake. When they will make software for Linux/Unix, Microsoft will die and yahoo together with it if they merge together.

]]> By: Shweta Gupta http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-859785 Shweta Gupta Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:52:08 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-859785 <p>I personally think their work culture and idealogies are very different. If this merger happens, its not going to be a smooth one.</p> <p>You might want to cast your vote here. http://www.criticat.com/should-yahoo-get-acquired-microsoft</p> I personally think their work culture and idealogies are very different. If this merger happens, its not going to be a smooth one.

You might want to cast your vote here. http://www.criticat.com/should-yahoo-get-acquired-microsoft

]]> By: David http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-859774 David Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:05:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-859774 <p>Sorry, I meant the person who commented right before me.</p> Sorry, I meant the person who commented right before me.

]]> By: David http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-859773 David Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:03:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-859773 <p>I agree with CArlos, the first person to comment on this post. Google is loosing quality. It was the best in 2006 and before as well as half way through 2007. Then it started getting sloppy. It gives very useless search results. So I don't go against the idea of Microsoft buying Yahoo.</p> I agree with CArlos, the first person to comment on this post. Google is loosing quality. It was the best in 2006 and before as well as half way through 2007. Then it started getting sloppy. It gives very useless search results. So I don’t go against the idea of Microsoft buying Yahoo.

]]> By: CArlos http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-859747 CArlos Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:40:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-859747 <p>I support the ideao of Microsoft to buy Yahoo!</p> <p>Google is becoming hard to find anything. It is lostingh quality.</p> I support the ideao of Microsoft to buy Yahoo!

Google is becoming hard to find anything. It is lostingh quality.

]]> By: chris http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-133416 chris Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:38:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-133416 <p>i think google combined with yahoo is the best - but this wont ever happen! haha</p> i think google combined with yahoo is the best – but this wont ever happen! haha

]]> By: Josh Stauffer http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100228 Josh Stauffer Tue, 08 May 2007 02:57:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100228 <p>Diversity is good. I would hate to see these two giants merge.</p> Diversity is good. I would hate to see these two giants merge.

]]> By: Ravages http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100252 Ravages Mon, 07 May 2007 16:36:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100252 <p>I don't know - but I think MS should take over Y! - Ms, from what I have seen the last coupla years, is better at handling and growing communities and is better at the whole blogging thing than Y! has ever been.</p> <p>So, if MSFT does buy Y!, flickr could benefit from the exchange.</p> <p>Just a gut feel, though.</p> I don’t know – but I think MS should take over Y! – Ms, from what I have seen the last coupla years, is better at handling and growing communities and is better at the whole blogging thing than Y! has ever been.

So, if MSFT does buy Y!, flickr could benefit from the exchange.

Just a gut feel, though.

]]> By: uma http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100225 uma Mon, 07 May 2007 10:23:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100225 <p>A year ago, the two companies were reportedly in talks about a merger, but those conversations were dismissed as rumors and speculation. Well, here's Microsoft and Yahoo 2.0. A surprising turn of events show that, on the YAHOO homepage yesterday, a large advertisement for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 can be seen.read more www.latestnews.co.in</p> A year ago, the two companies were reportedly in talks about a merger, but those conversations were dismissed as rumors and speculation. Well, here’s Microsoft and Yahoo 2.0. A surprising turn of events show that, on the YAHOO homepage yesterday, a large advertisement for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 can be seen.read more http://www.latestnews.co.in

]]> By: Greg Patrick http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100281 Greg Patrick Sun, 06 May 2007 13:25:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100281 <p>However, they also have other problems. Att, Verizon and other yahoo isp partners has to agree to this as well. Now if this is a take over. They may have no choice but the isp's still could pull out. If this does happen. I started with msn isp, then went back to msn isp.</p> <p>In the U.S. they may need to get Federal government approval before this can happen.</p> However, they also have other problems. Att, Verizon and other yahoo isp partners has to agree to this as well. Now if this is a take over. They may have no choice but the isp’s still could pull out. If this does happen. I started with msn isp, then went back to msn isp.

In the U.S. they may need to get Federal government approval before this can happen.

]]> By: Oluniyi David Ajao http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100222 Oluniyi David Ajao Sat, 05 May 2007 07:14:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100222 <p>Microsoft to buy Yahoo? Nah nah. The two companies' philosophies are different enough. They are two different organisms and merging is not such a smart thing to do. Perhaps they could collaborate on key areas where they feel threatened by Google.</p> Microsoft to buy Yahoo? Nah nah. The two companies’ philosophies are different enough. They are two different organisms and merging is not such a smart thing to do. Perhaps they could collaborate on key areas where they feel threatened by Google.

]]> By: John Ebbert http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100186 John Ebbert Fri, 04 May 2007 23:37:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100186 <p>This seems crazy..because I don't think it will help either ultimately.</p> <p>The thing that will hurt the Google monolith is scale.. they become the new MSFT. A deal between Yahoo and MSFT only forces Goog to continue to get bigger, becoming less nimble.</p> <p>With Yahoo's purchase of Right Media last week, and their existing Panama, at least MSFT can get back on track and find better ways to monetize MSFT search and destination site inventory.</p> This seems crazy..because I don’t think it will help either ultimately.

The thing that will hurt the Google monolith is scale.. they become the new MSFT. A deal between Yahoo and MSFT only forces Goog to continue to get bigger, becoming less nimble.

With Yahoo’s purchase of Right Media last week, and their existing Panama, at least MSFT can get back on track and find better ways to monetize MSFT search and destination site inventory.

]]> By: Gerard McGarry http://gigaom.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100192 Gerard McGarry Fri, 04 May 2007 21:35:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/should-microsoft-buy-yahoo/#comment-100192 <p>I just feel that Yahoo joining Microsoft would tarnish their reputation completely. As for having so much market share, I think they'd lose that pretty quickly (depending on which algorithim they selected).</p> I just feel that Yahoo joining Microsoft would tarnish their reputation completely. As for having so much market share, I think they’d lose that pretty quickly (depending on which algorithim they selected).

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