Comments on: Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo!(!!!)

By: Ploafmaster General

Ploafmaster General — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:31:49 +0000

Yeah, that is an interesting theory, and he’s not the only one saying that as the day wears on.

Kinda nice to think of MS as desperate. IF that’s what it takes to affect change, so be it.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:42:39 +0000

Interesting POV from Andrew Leonard over at Salon:

http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/

Basically, he says the buyout bid is more an act of desperation than corporate muscle-flexing.

By: MugsOfAmerica

MugsOfAmerica — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:36:08 +0000

I am bothered by this as well. I don’t think I’ve seen any Microsoft-owned web presence that I genuinely enjoyed. I was just starting to enjoy Yahoo’s news and search, and now Microsoft wants to buy it and turn it into a cheesy metallic gradient with dork glasses.

By: Ploafmaster General

Ploafmaster General — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:28:51 +0000

Hilarious!

Of course, I’m also worried about the good services getting crapped up like MS did to Hotmail back in the day. Of course, they can HAVE Yahoo! Mail, because that’s been crappy for a while now (and the spam filter is worthless!).

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:21:48 +0000

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…

I can see it now, “Genuine Flickr Advantage Service,” a required $29.95 monthly subscription.
Or, “It looks like you’re trying to leave a comment on this picture. Do you want to write it in Word? Do you want to send an email with Microsoft Outlook? Do you want to check the comment for viruse?”