What's your take on Yahoo! and the future of the Internet?

intelliot · 02-03-2008, 10:40 PM

Today's post on the Official Google Blog raises serious questions...

Quote:

Could the acquisition of Yahoo! allow Microsoft -- despite its legacy of serious legal and regulatory offenses -- to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! equals an overwhelming share of instant messaging and web email accounts. And between them, the two companies operate the two most heavily trafficked portals on the Internet. Could a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors' email, IM, and web-based services? Policymakers around the world need to ask these questions -- and consumers deserve satisfying answers.

What's your take?

[ugly_cat] · 02-04-2008, 08:15 PM

i am so sorry and disappointed for this yahoo news..because of i love it....,
but.,if i have the CEO of yahoo..,Never.,Never.,I will not sell to Microsoft Inc.

leftybogs · 02-05-2008, 06:55 PM

me too.. yahoo have more potential.. they still competing.. but when money talks everyone is listening..

fjpoblam · 02-05-2008, 07:15 PM

IMHO Microsoft realizes its ship is sinking fast. Some investors have predicted that by 2011 more than 50% of computer users will have walked away from Windows. Many are tired of the Microsoft "addiction". Opera users have long said no to the IE (Microsoft) addiction. OpenOffice users are walking away from OOXML (MSWord) standards/addiction.

Trying to buy Yahoo! is Microsoft's way of grabbing for a life preserver for its failing online apps endeavors. Google already took the game with GAfYD. Microsoft Live flunked...everyone yawned. Vista flunked...everyone (including MS) yawned...

Back long ago (longer than some of you may remember), a young, creative fledgling bunch of bluejean-clad whippersnappers named Microsoft took the wind out of the sails of a bunch of stuffed-shirts that an increasingly uncreative IBM had become.

Now, a bunch of stuffed-shirts at Microsoft are losing the show, to a bunch of bluejean clad whippersnappers worldwide, at Mac, Opera, Linux/Ubuntu, and all over...

Microsoft thought it was the Titanic. But alas...

www.telegenisys.com · 02-05-2008, 09:01 PM

Ya.... Yahoo seems a better competitor than Microsoft today and its true that Microsoft doesn't want to get back 4m this Internet World. So a treaty with Yahoo wud be something worthwhile!

But.... After All it all depends upon Yahoo! Whether to opt for the Deal or Not....

Rest Is History!

pingas · 02-07-2008, 10:45 AM

I doubt that merging of the two will be happening...

bagsik2006 · 02-08-2008, 06:43 PM

Money always win...

philwebsupport · 02-10-2008, 07:24 AM

money talk but for me i will never merge to any site. thats my pride

harry_puta · 02-10-2008, 04:38 PM

I think Google will remain the king of Search Engine...

[ugly_cat] · 02-11-2008, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harry_puta

I think Google will remain the king of Search Engine...

surely...prediction

02-05-2008, 07:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
fjpoblam Senior Googler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 152 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Yahoo is here to stay, but... IMHO Microsoft realizes its ship is sinking fast. Some investors have predicted that by 2011 more than 50% of computer users will have walked away from Windows. Many are tired of the Microsoft "addiction". Opera users have long said no to the IE (Microsoft) addiction. OpenOffice users are walking away from OOXML (MSWord) standards/addiction. Trying to buy Yahoo! is Microsoft's way of grabbing for a life preserver for its failing online apps endeavors. Google already took the game with GAfYD. Microsoft Live flunked...everyone yawned. Vista flunked...everyone (including MS) yawned... Back long ago (longer than some of you may remember), a young, creative fledgling bunch of bluejean-clad whippersnappers named Microsoft took the wind out of the sails of a bunch of stuffed-shirts that an increasingly uncreative IBM had become. Now, a bunch of stuffed-shirts at Microsoft are losing the show, to a bunch of bluejean clad whippersnappers worldwide, at Mac, Opera, Linux/Ubuntu, and all over... Microsoft thought it was the Titanic. But alas...

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02-04-2008, 08:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
[ugly_cat] Google Guru Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MM Posts: 2,002 Thanks: 76 Thanked 66 Times in 61 Posts	i am so sorry and disappointed for this yahoo news..because of i love it...., but.,if i have the CEO of yahoo..,Never.,Never.,I will not sell to Microsoft Inc.

02-05-2008, 06:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
leftybogs Elite Googler Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	me too.. yahoo have more potential.. they still competing.. but when money talks everyone is listening..

02-05-2008, 09:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
www.telegenisys.com Junior Googler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ya.... Yahoo seems a better competitor than Microsoft today and its true that Microsoft doesn't want to get back 4m this Internet World. So a treaty with Yahoo wud be something worthwhile! But.... After All it all depends upon Yahoo! Whether to opt for the Deal or Not.... Rest Is History!

02-07-2008, 10:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
pingas Senior Googler Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I doubt that merging of the two will be happening...

02-08-2008, 06:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
bagsik2006 Noogle Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 21 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Money always win...

02-10-2008, 07:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
philwebsupport Googler Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: philippines Posts: 74 Thanks: 36 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	money talk but for me i will never merge to any site. thats my pride

02-10-2008, 04:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
harry_puta Master Googler Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 624 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	I think Google will remain the king of Search Engine...

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