Yahoo Acquires Oddpost, to Compete with Gmail

intelliot · 07-15-2004, 09:56 PM

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We all know the arrival of Gmail has initiated a new round of competition amongst the major webmail providers. Well, Yahoo! has acquired Oddpost and will be integrating Oddpost's amazing interface to strengthen its offerings. One might wonder though how to reconcile Oddpost's MSIE requirement with Yahoo!'s (thus far) cross-platform approach.

Oddpost as an award-winning interface: http://www.oddpost.com/learnmore

cvrk3 · 07-15-2004, 09:59 PM

There are two kinds of acquistion. one type of acquisition is for growth, where there should be synergies. Another type is to cut down the potential competitors. I feel the acqusition of oddpost by MS is second type.

tntcheats · 07-15-2004, 10:14 PM

Microsoft doesn't own Yahoo and therefore didn't aquire Oddpost

If Google makes an email program, or better yet: partners with Mozilla for Thunderbird, then Yahoo's screwed

cvrk3 · 07-15-2004, 10:17 PM

thanks tntcheats for the rectification of mistake. sorry for the errot. however the point is that acquring of oddpost may be to kill the competition.

antioco2003 · 07-15-2004, 11:23 PM

Hehehe, I've seen this news somewhere else...

monkee · 07-15-2004, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by antioco2003

Hehehe, I've seen this news somewhere else...

So have I..

More competition..

antioco2003 · 07-15-2004, 11:32 PM

I mean in this forum...

massacre · 07-18-2004, 12:44 AM

i dont think microsoft isnt any where near the competition gmail needs. microsoft and yahoo will always be behind. oddpost isnt that good of a webmail service dut to me using it for a while on a website of mine. now if gmail does partner up w/ mozilla for thunderbird the i do agree...yahoo is screwed. the next step for google to be on top is an all around kick butt messenger program.

cvrk3 · 07-18-2004, 03:54 AM

Many others in this forum also have expressed that gmail should have a messenger> in fact there is one post where google in talk with an indian company to develop one.

massacre · 07-19-2004, 02:11 PM

i think a google messenger would be a great additions to their services. they should start work on it soon and put it out for beta.

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07-15-2004, 09:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	There are two kinds of acquistion. one type of acquisition is for growth, where there should be synergies. Another type is to cut down the potential competitors. I feel the acqusition of oddpost by MS is second type.

07-15-2004, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
tntcheats Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cananada Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Microsoft doesn't own Yahoo and therefore didn't aquire Oddpost If Google makes an email program, or better yet: partners with Mozilla for Thunderbird, then Yahoo's screwed

07-15-2004, 10:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	thanks tntcheats for the rectification of mistake. sorry for the errot. however the point is that acquring of oddpost may be to kill the competition.

07-15-2004, 11:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
antioco2003 Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hehehe, I've seen this news somewhere else...

07-15-2004, 11:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
antioco2003 Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I mean in this forum...

07-18-2004, 12:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
massacre Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 86 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i dont think microsoft isnt any where near the competition gmail needs. microsoft and yahoo will always be behind. oddpost isnt that good of a webmail service dut to me using it for a while on a website of mine. now if gmail does partner up w/ mozilla for thunderbird the i do agree...yahoo is screwed. the next step for google to be on top is an all around kick butt messenger program.

07-18-2004, 03:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Many others in this forum also have expressed that gmail should have a messenger> in fact there is one post where google in talk with an indian company to develop one.

07-19-2004, 02:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
massacre Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 86 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i think a google messenger would be a great additions to their services. they should start work on it soon and put it out for beta.

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