Comments on: Microsoft Offers to Buy Ailing Yahoo for $44.6 Billion

By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Microsoft, Yahoo, and Web Workers «

Web Worker Daily » Archive Microsoft, Yahoo, and Web Workers « — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:00:12 +0000

[...] the Microsoft takeover; we don’t have to worry about things like del.icio.us and Flickr being kicked to the curb by new corporate overlords. Yahoo!’s stock will take a big hit tomorrow, but most of us [...]

By: Snarky Shark

Snarky Shark — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:15:36 +0000

The underreported issue here is that Yahoo hasn't had any innovation in search. In fact, not much since 1994. The other properties are irrelevant and can't save them. In fact, the only real innovation I've seen recently is ManagedQ.

By: Snertly

Snertly — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:54:50 +0000

Why shouldn’t it be a success? All you have to do is look at how well Microsoft has done with MSN and HotMail.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:39:13 +0000

If M$ buys Yahoo, I’ll delete my Yahoo accounts and stop using Flickr and del.icio.us, etc.

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Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:22:46 +0000

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By: Web Worker Daily » Archive WWD Debate: Microsoft Wants Yahoo, What do Web Workers Get? «

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:00:15 +0000

[...] 1st, 2008 (11:00am) Edit Staff No Comments Editor’s Note: There’s no question that Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo is game-changing in the tech world. But how does it affect us? WWD writers Mike Gunderloy and Bob [...]

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:42:04 +0000

@Andrew
I think you’re totally right about the exodus of good open source developers if/when M$ buys Yahoo! I know I’d quit if I were a Yahoo! employee or just ride out the retention bonus and then bail.

By: Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:37:03 +0000

There’s a good post on the deal at: http://microsoft.blognewschannel.com/archives/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-buy-yahoo/

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:25:11 +0000

Anti-Trust problems too? I’m not so concerned about the search, there’s plenty of competition out there – same with a fair number of Yahoo properties but there are a few that are not such a big market – Zimbra – going after MS’s Exchange market etc. Would Yahoo be forced to sell off a tonne of it’s services if it were to accept a MS buyout offer.

By: Karthik Kastury

Karthik Kastury — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:12:02 +0000

Something inside me tells me that this deal would not go as expected if it takes place. This deal spells doom for the free web culture that we are used to for years.

Microsoft’s oppressive monopolistic culture could possibily kill Yahoo and services that we have come to assoiciate Web2.0 with namely Flickr and Del.icio.us

For more on this read my thoughts at my blog here : http://dailyapps.net/2008/02/what-does-a-combined-microsoft-yahoo-look-like/