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Microsoft to buy Yahoo

Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:39 am

http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/03/technology/microsoft_yahoo/

I just saw this on TV like 5 mins ago. Any one else heard anything about it?
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:35 am

Makes sense from a biz point of view since their search engine hasnt done as well as expected. Almost seems like there would be a conflict of interest at some point..but what the hell..capitalism is great no :wink:
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:00 am

This whole thing kinda saddens me...I love Microsoft but I hate Yahoo.
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:05 am

Philldoe wrote:
This whole thing kinda saddens me...I love Microsoft but I hate Yahoo.


Meh..im just the opposite..while i dont hate MS..its a fine line. Yahoo started the whole search engine craze and have their roots deeply implanted in the web.

Edit: I forgot..it was Al Gore who got it all started :lol:
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:28 am

I dont really care one way or the other. The only thing that worries me is will Yahoo mesenger get even bigger and bloated than it already is ? every version gets worse and worse. :roll:
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:37 am

Hance wrote:
I dont really care one way or the other. The only thing that worries me is will Yahoo mesenger get even bigger and bloated than it already is ? every version gets worse and worse. :roll:


With programs like Trillian and GAIN available, does it matter? :wink:
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:44 am

Hance wrote:
I dont really care one way or the other. The only thing that worries me is will Yahoo mesenger get even bigger and bloated than it already is ? every version gets worse and worse. :roll:


Thats one aspect ive never thought of..if MS does take them over ill be lookin for a new chat program..their msgr sucks as is :lol:
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:45 am

Seriously. Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo are about the two stupidest chat clients out there. They suck. They're crash prone and developers haven't tried to fix any of the crashes, rather they just add more, useless features. Ugh.
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:08 pm

Oh, great. I use Yahoo mail. If MS mucks with it, I'll have to find another service :evil:

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Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:11 pm

I still use Yahoo IM version 5.x. Pre-bloatware, runs smooth as peanut butter.

This worries me only because Yahoo Mail is light years better than Hotmail, and I don't want to see it changed, since it's my primary permanent email account.
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:42 pm

people still use Yahoo's messenger?

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Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:56 pm

idchafee wrote:
people still use Yahoo's messenger?

Trillan ftw



Pfffffft...as if you dont use it :roll:
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:19 pm

Maybe Trillian is better now than it was back it the day but when I tried it awhile back I absolutely hated the damn thing. It trys to roll like 5 chat programs into one which is fine but instead of doing one thing good it does 5 things half assed :wink:
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:02 pm

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Oh, great. I use Yahoo mail. If MS mucks with it, I'll have to find another service :evil:



That was my first thought. Also if they mess with Fantasy Football I will have to show up at Bill's house and have a talk with him (also beg for money).
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:23 pm

A_Pickle wrote:
Seriously. Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo are about the two stupidest chat clients out there. They suck. They're crash prone and developers haven't tried to fix any of the crashes, rather they just add more, useless features. Ugh.
My Windows Live Messenger has not crashed once since I started using it from the beta 2 days. I am now on the 8.1 beta and it has been working great. Not sure what you are talking about.
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:39 pm

I use Gaim for all my Yahoo! chats. It also does my Google, AIM and IRC. :)

Also check the date of the article, May 2006. Old news. I do not think they have made any more progress in it.
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:13 pm

Damn, I didn't even think about Yahoo's fantasy sports. I doubt that they'll mess with it, but if they do, they will rue the day. Oh, how they will rue.
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:19 pm

****, if have to listen to my dad bitching about how yahoo finance doesn't work . . . :evil:
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:33 pm

This will be interesting.

I guess I'm paranoid, but I don't like the idea og M$ getting all of Yahoo's information....
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It's all fun and games until MS changes all the Yahoo games from Java to ActiveX. :roll:
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:43 am

stop using free mail and get a domain and a real mail service :/
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:51 am

computron9000 wrote:
stop using free mail and get a domain and a real mail service :/


And wince when your mail is filtered at a potential employer's mail server.
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Mirage wrote:
computron9000 wrote:
stop using free mail and get a domain and a real mail service :/


And wince when your mail is filtered at a potential employer's mail server.


Or the opposite. My girlfriend can access our home email server from work with no problem. But her Yahoo mail is blocked.
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