On the other hand, all the areas that Yahoo is currently good at could potentially be up for grabs again. There is a real risk of Flickr, Delicious and other 'h

On the other hand, all the areas that Yahoo is currently good at could potentially be up for grabs again. There is a real risk of Flickr, Delicious and other 'hot properties' being neglected or ruined in the long run by Microsoft. Think of the great lead Hotmail had before being acquired by Microsoft and what it has achieved since. This can only be good for startups.