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Yahoo is a perfect example of a company that has had its foot in basically every great opportunity on the web. And yet, it sucks at basically all of them. The

by zaidf 12y ago

Yahoo is a perfect example of a company that has had its foot in basically every great opportunity on the web. And yet, it sucks at basically all of them. The best thing to have happened to the Internet is Yahoo being priced out of acquiring Google and Facebook during their early stages. Its pretty clear what would have been made of them under Yahoo's roof.

beartime 12y ago
dude, yahoo pool tho?
forca 12y ago
Facebook failing or never existing? How could this be a bad thing? Google not being as dominant or Yahoo getting their technology and yet also not being dominant? I fail to see how these are bad. I use technology from neither company myself. I think the majority of these companies suck at so much because they try and be all things to all people. In unity there is strength, but when you try to do it all, you fail. I don't trust Google because they have their fingers in every pie on the Internet. They want to make money, money, money with little thought of anything else or what it takes to get there or how much privacy is looted. Yahoo is an also ran with little hope of being anything more than what it was and is.
- MichaelGG 12y ago
  Yeah, it may have been a good thing for Google's tech to go to Yahoo and drive up some competition, but avoid Google becoming so enormous. Eventually Yahoo would have messed it up, so it would not be the threat it is today. OTOH, Google's still going full speed, and competition seems ... underwhelming. So Y! buying it could just mean we'd have search engine technology set back years. OTOH Facebook being so dominant has no positive effects that I'm aware of. Hurting Facebook creates a win for everyone across the board. As upsetting as it is, they really do seem to be passed the size where they can quickly fall apart (like MySpace). On a slightly related note, I'm also bewildered how MS could have considered dozens of billions for Yahoo, but let Sun get bought by Oracle for so little.
Gormo 12y ago
I'm not sure that the dominant influence of Google and Facebook has been a net benefit for the internet. I can't help but think we might have maintained a significantly more open and decentralized web if Yahoo had acquired them early on.

by zaidf 12y ago

beartime 12y ago

dude, yahoo pool tho?

forca 12y ago

Facebook failing or never existing? How could this be a bad thing? Google not being as dominant or Yahoo getting their technology and yet also not being dominant? I fail to see how these are bad. I use technology from neither company myself. I think the majority of these companies suck at so much because they try and be all things to all people. In unity there is strength, but when you try to do it all, you fail. I don't trust Google because they have their fingers in every pie on the Internet. They want to make money, money, money with little thought of anything else or what it takes to get there or how much privacy is looted. Yahoo is an also ran with little hope of being anything more than what it was and is.

MichaelGG 12y ago
Yeah, it may have been a good thing for Google's tech to go to Yahoo and drive up some competition, but avoid Google becoming so enormous. Eventually Yahoo would have messed it up, so it would not be the threat it is today. OTOH, Google's still going full speed, and competition seems ... underwhelming. So Y! buying it could just mean we'd have search engine technology set back years. OTOH Facebook being so dominant has no positive effects that I'm aware of. Hurting Facebook creates a win for everyone across the board. As upsetting as it is, they really do seem to be passed the size where they can quickly fall apart (like MySpace). On a slightly related note, I'm also bewildered how MS could have considered dozens of billions for Yahoo, but let Sun get bought by Oracle for so little.

Gormo 12y ago

I'm not sure that the dominant influence of Google and Facebook has been a net benefit for the internet. I can't help but think we might have maintained a significantly more open and decentralized web if Yahoo had acquired them early on.