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dplax 02-01-2008 01:17 PM
Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7222114.stm

Well, this might give Google a bit of a competition on the web.

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood 02-01-2008 02:43 PM
Re: Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo
 
I didn't read the article, but I heard this week thar Yahoo is not doing well at all.

Bungleau 02-01-2008 03:19 PM
Re: Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo
 
All MS is buying, IMHO, is the brand. Most of the technology, I believe, is duplicated already.

It *IS* an attempt to overtake Google. I doubt it will be successful.

Firestormalpha 02-01-2008 05:00 PM
Re: Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo
 
I dunno I've run searches on both and gotten identical results. What exactly makes one better than the other?

Bungleau 02-01-2008 05:08 PM
Re: Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo
 
Google originated with a different algorithm... identifying the validity of a link by the number of places that linked to it. I'm sure everyone else has picked up on that by now, so I think it's based on efforts to make finding what you want easier.... hmmm... it may not be long before Google invents elevators like in HGttG... that know where you want to go before you show up.... ;)

dplax 02-01-2008 05:12 PM
Re: Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bungleau (Post 1199587)
All MS is buying, IMHO, is the brand. Most of the technology, I believe, is duplicated already.

It *IS* an attempt to overtake Google. I doubt it will be successful.
Check the Hi-tech lead paragraph in this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7222469.stm

As it says:

Quote:
"This is being widely reported as an anti-Google move. But in communications -- email, instant messaging/presence, social networks etc. -- a Yahoo - Microsoft combination would be tremendously dominant."


Google is good in search and advertising, but in other domains it remains to be seen.


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