Comments on: Microsoft plus Yahoo? The sum is less than the parts http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/ Technology, politics, culture Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dil Egitimi http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-3292 Dil Egitimi Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:38:57 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-3292 do you know any information about this subject in other languages? do you know any information about this subject in other languages?

]]> By: Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard » Blog Archive » Yahoo/Microsoft collapse, the morning after http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-2986 Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard » Blog Archive » Yahoo/Microsoft collapse, the morning after Sun, 04 May 2008 16:12:51 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-2986 [...] thought the Microsoft/Yahoo merger would be a disaster for both companies, but the news of Microsoft’s withdrawal of its offer should not be greeted with cheers in any [...] [...] thought the Microsoft/Yahoo merger would be a disaster for both companies, but the news of Microsoft’s withdrawal of its offer should not be greeted with cheers in any [...]

]]> By: הקולקטיב » » [קריאה מונחית] בין טכנולוגיה לאמנות רחוב וסקס עובר יותר מקו ישר אחד http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-2019 הקולקטיב » » [קריאה מונחית] בין טכנולוגיה לאמנות רחוב וסקס עובר יותר מקו ישר אחד Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:22:13 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-2019 [...] הזווית של סקוט רוזנברג על מיקרוסופט יאהו. http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/ [...] [...] הזווית של סקוט רוזנברג על מיקרוסופט יאהו. http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/ [...]

]]> By: Light and Power » Blog Archive » Yahoo + Microsoft http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1985 Light and Power » Blog Archive » Yahoo + Microsoft Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:30:07 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1985 [...] couldn’t acquire Yahoo, I might have agreed until we saw NeXT “buy” Apple. PPS: Scott Rosenberg sees it as “a path to failure for both companies.” PPPS: Scoble thinks it’s [...] [...] couldn’t acquire Yahoo, I might have agreed until we saw NeXT “buy” Apple. PPS: Scott Rosenberg sees it as “a path to failure for both companies.” PPPS: Scoble thinks it’s [...]

]]> By: Sobre la OPA de Microsoft a Yahoo! » eCuaderno http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1959 Sobre la OPA de Microsoft a Yahoo! » eCuaderno Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:57:20 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1959 [...] Scott Rosenberg: Microsoft plus Yahoo? The sum is less than the parts [...] [...] Scott Rosenberg: Microsoft plus Yahoo? The sum is less than the parts [...]

]]> By: Swivelchair http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1916 Swivelchair Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:40:48 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1916 I'm not in the tech business at all, so your post totally confirms my suspicions. I thought there was some special technology that perhaps I was missing or didn't understand. Microsoft management seems Enron-esque. How can they possibly believe they can co-opt Yahoo users to be Micro-soft centric? Am I missing something -- does Microsoft have some kind of secret weapon to prevent it from totally losing market share in its major market? I’m not in the tech business at all, so your post totally confirms my suspicions. I thought there was some special technology that perhaps I was missing or didn’t understand.

Microsoft management seems Enron-esque. How can they possibly believe they can co-opt Yahoo users to be Micro-soft centric?

Am I missing something — does Microsoft have some kind of secret weapon to prevent it from totally losing market share in its major market?

]]> By: topicalhuman.com » Blog Archive » Link Round-up http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1865 topicalhuman.com » Blog Archive » Link Round-up Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:12:09 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1865 [...] wants to buy Yahoo - I can’t help but think that this just smacks of desperation on the part of Microsoft. [...] [...] wants to buy Yahoo - I can’t help but think that this just smacks of desperation on the part of Microsoft. [...]

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1846 Curt Monash Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:36:43 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1846 You've off on this one. Tons of opportunity. Too big a deal for MSFT to be the dominating acquirer. http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/03/microsoft-yahoo-synergies/ CAM You’ve off on this one. Tons of opportunity. Too big a deal for MSFT to be the dominating acquirer.

http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/03/microsoft-yahoo-synergies/

CAM

]]> By: What will coders at Yahoo do? « MCODER, Swapnonil Mukherjee’s Blog http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1825 What will coders at Yahoo do? « MCODER, Swapnonil Mukherjee’s Blog Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:56:47 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1825 [...] Scott Rosenberg argues that Microsoft’s takeover bid for Yahoo could spell doom for both companies ala the AOL Netscape deal. [...] [...] Scott Rosenberg argues that Microsoft’s takeover bid for Yahoo could spell doom for both companies ala the AOL Netscape deal. [...]

]]> By: Krista Neher http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1804 Krista Neher Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:03:59 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo/#comment-1804 Wonderful post - Good to see some fresh ideas on something that everyone is writing about. The success rates on acquisitions in general are extremely low (not just in tech) and I think that you are probably right on with the likely negative consequences. It is such a shame since the power of the combined business could be tremendous - Yahoo's web plus Microsoft Desktop. Endless integration opportunities. Sadly, this potential is not likely to see the light of day.... but wouldn't it be nice? Wonderful post - Good to see some fresh ideas on something that everyone is writing about.

The success rates on acquisitions in general are extremely low (not just in tech) and I think that you are probably right on with the likely negative consequences.

It is such a shame since the power of the combined business could be tremendous - Yahoo’s web plus Microsoft Desktop. Endless integration opportunities.

Sadly, this potential is not likely to see the light of day…. but wouldn’t it be nice?

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