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This was 6 years back. When probably Terry Semel or Jerry Yang were at Yahoo!
by product50 13y ago
This was 6 years back. When probably Terry Semel or Jerry Yang were at Yahoo!
- igravious 13y agoMakes you wonder about some of Microsoft's undisclosed intentions when Yahoo! was a suitor[1] given what happened when/after Skype[2] entered Microsoft's fold. Though the credible timeline[3] given suggests that Yahoo! may have already been forced to capitulate. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Yahoo!#Acquisition_attempt_by_Microsoft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Yahoo!#Acquisition_a... [2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-co... [3] http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/07/microsoft-has-fed-prism-data-for-2095-days-yahoo-1912/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/07/microsoft-has-fed-p...
- socillion 13y agoIf you're going to bash Microsoft, at least find an accurate point to build your case on. Skype was added to the PRISM program 8 months before being acquired by Microsoft in 2011, and was looking into how to cooperate with wiretaps since 2008 under Project Chess.