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what about the properties underneath the yahoo umbrella such as flickr, delicious, etc? what about the technology underneath the yahoo user interface javascrip

by tomh 19y ago

what about the properties underneath the yahoo umbrella such as flickr, delicious, etc? what about the technology underneath the yahoo user interface javascript libs? don't forget that yahoo has diversified itself in media, for better or for worse, and the media diversity is something m$ft lacks.

justindz 19y ago
I fear for my Flickr :-\ Seriously, though, I think Microsoft is also buying managers and developers who made better moves in many of the areas where it has fallen behind. YUI vs. "Atlas" (is it still called Atlas) for example. They get some good properties, but I think they are also looking for skills they apparently haven't had. The question is, will they crush/warp/bend them or crush/warp/bend themselves?
- jamesbritt 19y ago
  "I fear for my Flickr :-\" I recall hearing that from may people when Yahoo first bought Flickr. Having to use a Yahoo ID to use Flickr was enough to get me to stop using it. Too damn annoying.
  - brlewis 19y ago
    Are you a photography enthusiast, or were you just using flickr for personal photos? Where did you go after that?
    - jamesbritt 19y ago
      Personal photos. I've been giving Picassa a whirl. There's a part of me that just dislikes the "winner takes all", eventual walled-garden effect.
- dustineichler 19y ago
  Yes exactly. I'd probably drop any paid service if the acquisition happens. Besides that, the whole culture at Yahoo would change. Everyone there runs linux development enviroments. How long do you think that'd last...not long at all.
ideas101 19y ago
yes, u r absoulutely right, one of the proposition of ms buying yahoo is to get on open source bandwagon because most of the startups are open source and it would be easier for all future buys for ms to integrate with yahoo apps/platform. But this discussion is about taking care of employees's and customer's wish and aspiration - again what if key employees and customers of flickr, delicious etc.switch their loyalty just because they were not respected and considered during m&a.... sorry, but i haven't read any survey regarding whether or not yahoo's (and its subsidiary's) employees and customers are for or against the merger.

by tomh 19y ago

justindz 19y ago

I fear for my Flickr :-\ Seriously, though, I think Microsoft is also buying managers and developers who made better moves in many of the areas where it has fallen behind. YUI vs. "Atlas" (is it still called Atlas) for example. They get some good properties, but I think they are also looking for skills they apparently haven't had. The question is, will they crush/warp/bend them or crush/warp/bend themselves?

jamesbritt 19y ago
"I fear for my Flickr :-\" I recall hearing that from may people when Yahoo first bought Flickr. Having to use a Yahoo ID to use Flickr was enough to get me to stop using it. Too damn annoying.
- brlewis 19y ago
  Are you a photography enthusiast, or were you just using flickr for personal photos? Where did you go after that?
  - jamesbritt 19y ago
    Personal photos. I've been giving Picassa a whirl. There's a part of me that just dislikes the "winner takes all", eventual walled-garden effect.
dustineichler 19y ago
Yes exactly. I'd probably drop any paid service if the acquisition happens. Besides that, the whole culture at Yahoo would change. Everyone there runs linux development enviroments. How long do you think that'd last...not long at all.

ideas101 19y ago

yes, u r absoulutely right, one of the proposition of ms buying yahoo is to get on open source bandwagon because most of the startups are open source and it would be easier for all future buys for ms to integrate with yahoo apps/platform. But this discussion is about taking care of employees's and customer's wish and aspiration - again what if key employees and customers of flickr, delicious etc.switch their loyalty just because they were not respected and considered during m&a.... sorry, but i haven't read any survey regarding whether or not yahoo's (and its subsidiary's) employees and customers are for or against the merger.