Microsoft are trying to buy Yahoo.
(Could be YahSoft I spose)
What do you think? good move? had to do it?
It smacks a bit of desperation to me. I wish they would just focus on what they do well – desktop.
Cheers
Simon
Microsoft are trying to buy Yahoo.
(Could be YahSoft I spose)
What do you think? good move? had to do it?
It smacks a bit of desperation to me. I wish they would just focus on what they do well – desktop.
Cheers
Simon
Friday, 1st February, 2008 at 3:52 pm |
Yup. Desperation.
If you can’t beat Google (and that’s only a perception, BTW) buy another company that really can’t beat Google. Genius. Or desperation.
Friday, 1st February, 2008 at 4:46 pm |
2 wrongs dont make a right?
2 lemons don’t make an orange?
Friday, 1st February, 2008 at 6:53 pm |
1) Microsoft has a trademark problem. It’s synonym with bloated crap. I sense an exodus of folks using MyYahoo or Flickr or Yahoo news/finance, should this be associated with Microsoft in the future.
2) They can’t compete on technology organically, their DNA. So they are out on the street with a truck of cash. Simply shameful. Competition is healthy. They are avoiding it. Once again.
3) And I’d hate to be one of the guys in the Live team that was trying to compete on merit.
Friday, 1st February, 2008 at 9:24 pm |
Microsoft has been very lucky over the years. Landing the IBM PC-DOS contract way back was a nice stroke of luck. Having a primary competitor that went through a bout of profound stupidity as Lotus Development Corp did was perhaps even better. Then there were all their competitors who took so long to come out with Windows 95 upgrades like Lotus and Word Perfect. Not to mention their timely withdrawl from OS/2. Shame their lucky streak ended with that antitrust suit.
Interesting to see how the EU competition authorities will react.
Friday, 1st February, 2008 at 10:57 pm |
I’m not sure it’s desperation, but I don’t understand the why. Microsoft must know something we all don’t.
Sunday, 3rd February, 2008 at 11:50 pm |
Great piece here:
http://arstechnica.com/staff/fatbits.ars/2008/02/03/knee-deep-in-the-dead