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> I gotta say I don't really understand your 'Partner with IBM' plan. Yeah. That one sticks out at me too - the problem is that it might be beneficial in some
by jwilliams 18y ago
> I gotta say I don't really understand your 'Partner with IBM' plan.
Yeah. That one sticks out at me too - the problem is that it might be beneficial in some respects to Yahoo, but IBM don't really have anything to gain out of it - If IBM partners with someone it needs to be a synergy/feedback loop with their hardware/software revenue streams.
- jdavid 18y agoIBM reinvented itself in the 80s and 90s and came back strong with a drastically different culture. It is probably one of the coolest comeback stories second to Apple. The paring is that IBM does not have a content or distribution play opportunity. I also think 'social' is going to go enterprise and b2b in the next 5 years. So an IBM-Yahoo deal would give IBM a consumer delivery leg, and Yahoo could serve as social and internet ecosystem experts for intranet, and b2b social systems engineering. If you really think about it, IBM and Yahoo have a lot to offer each other, that Google and MS don't.