Microsoft is buying yahoo

[borat_sagdiyev]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7222114.stm

 

[Kage]

Microsoft is doing a Virgin on us! Nooooooo

 

[superman22x]

Government is going to see microsoft as a monopoly soon, that wouldnt be good. Break it up like it did att once upon a time. That would cause lower prices, but also more OSs wouldnt it? That would be really bad...

 

[blackjack]

Is this a ploy to keep tabs on millions of people, buying the search a mail server helps them monitor what peoples up to

 

[cavemangrinder]

Is this a ploy to keep tabs on millions of people, buying the search a mail server helps them monitor what peoples up to

Thats interesting. If that is so, I guess we will be seeing lots of targeted ads.

 

[mayorredbeard]

I see no reason for the government to stop this.

Google is still a very strong rival to Yahoo, and Apple has consecutively posted great numbers in the last 6 quarters. They are not coming close to any monopoly in any industry.

I think this is a great thing for Microsoft, and I'd really like to see some cross-coordination in creating some new programs. Perhaps Yahoo mail will start supporting POP3 so I can make use of Outlook :-D

 

[t4ketwo]

I have a yahoo dvd player lmao

 

[BrynF_UK]

Is this a ploy to keep tabs on millions of people, buying the search a mail server helps them monitor what peoples up to

they're doing that anyway - only difference is someone else will get the info

 

[joe pic]

So what's happening to MSN?

 

[David Lindon]

So what's happening to MSN?

I wonder if they will merge into one 'portal' like msn and yahoo mail in the same place or something