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7 months ago
1. People have muscle memory in their fingers to type g o o g l e . c o m
2. There are no distractions on the home search page.
That's it. If somehow microsoft and google changed domain names and initial look, Microsoft would win.
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The Register is now reporting that Yahoo is asking Google for help !
This means that Ballmer knows that noone wants Mahoosoft, but if he drives Google and Yahoo together, there will be mass rejoicing for a whilst, followed by mass confusion within their two companies for months whilst they work out the logistics. Meanwhile, he can unleash phase 2! (whatever that might be)
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Liked the RDM-style opening too.
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Now, lesser mass, knee down and kiss the feet of the Dear Leader
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the circus elephants? the Redmond photocopiers? Wow.
I'm going to go out and buy ANOTHER copy of your book just to show my appreciation.
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I don't think that they want the tech, they just want the audience and the content people - which admittedly, will be hard to merge but not impossible.
I agree though - when MS decides to buy a company after trying for 10 years to play in that space - and not even worrying about breaking even - it doesn't bode well.
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Like MSFT; to hell with making great products, let's just sell advertising.
"If you shake your ass they notice fast..." G. Michael
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Google to the north, and infiltrating through H211 LLC. Yahoo to the south, held in place by the Lockheed Martin bulwark. But let's not pretend - so far, Microsoft has yet to get south of Shoreline Blvd. and Yahoo is their ticket to ride when it comes to getting their hands on Moffett Field.
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Brilliant post, as always.
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<3
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elephants mating on skateboards... damn my ribs hurt.
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PS: RE: Sue Decker: I'd hit it.
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http://tecnocitizen.blogspot.com/
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I've been thinking about the YHOO and MSFT merger and if it goes thru, it can be really bad for GOOG. The only reason microsoft wants to acquire yahoo is an attempt to destroy google. By lowering costs to advertisers and giving a bigger chunk of the ad profits to webmasters, the combined entity can hurt Google. Yahoo by itself cannot afford to do this (nor do they want to mess with google this way) with only 2 billion dollars in the bank. But Microsoft is no stranger to these kinds of tactics, and microsoft is more loaded than google.
http://beanieville.blogspot.com
7 months ago
If undercutting Google was their strategy, they should do it using their own already existing portal.
I really doubt that many people in Yahooland want to work for Microsoft. Most technical employees, especially, are likely to be heading out the exits, and it would surprise me if Google doesn't have the welcome mat out for them.
I don't think this merger is going to have much negative impact on Google; indeed, it might be good for them.
In the short run, it will virtually halt all development at Yahoo and that's probably going to cause people to switch to the Google's product, which will be updated more and have snazzier features.
In the long term, I know Microsoft is not going to let Google continue using Unix; it's too much of a blow for them. So everything will either be thrown away or rewritten under Windows, something few self-respecting Yahoo engineers will want to do.
If I were Ballmer, I'd think of this US$45 billion as a huge waste of money. What I hate is that it will almost certainly destroy Yahoo, and I shed a tear for an Internet pioneer that deserves better.
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Why do you suppose google is calling msft violating anti-trust laws.
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*gasp* - Thank you, FSJ. My brain is suddenly free of marketeer mindfuck drivel.
This is a Greatest Hit.
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The most vicious thing in the world is a toothless tiger trying to hold on to its' old territory.
This makes me think it is over for the whole generation: MSFT, APPL, INTC, AMD, DELL join the likes of Novell, Ashton Tate, WordPerfect, Lotus (yes that IBM Lotus). Software is ephemeral; hardware is obsolete in 18 months.
So too, shall ye pass, ye temporary and undefeated market leaders.
It's only a perfect season if you win the Super Bowl.
I pray for the kids in American garages. They are are last hope before India and China make Apple and Microsoft completely irrelevant. Watch how the EePC has taken off around the world for a clue as to what comes next. Quanta and ASUS don’t need masters anymore than the old colonies need the British these days…
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It's the year 6221, the universe's computer systems, including interstellar navigation, goes into a frenzy because Mac-dobe-Affee-Microsoft-ahoo! Corporation says 128-bit only counts so many seconds from Jan 1, 1970.
4 months ago
1) newsflash @ playitcool: "jane, you ignorant slut!" as they used to say on SNL 1.0 ... if your grade school math skills are any indicator, then you wont worry about graduating from harvard - you couldnt even get in to harvard!
any future 128bit O/S will not "run out" of time (pace Y2K) because 128bits of seconds is (16 million trillion times) longer than the physical existence of the universe itself!
the year 6221 is only ~100B seconds from now (4K years x 24Msecs/Y), which barely exceeds the capacity of 32bit address space (2^32 vs 2^36) .... in fact 64bits will be entirely adequate for keeping time (at 1000B years) even if this spawn-of-satan super O/S will measure the 'wall clock' in milliseconds (however, for scientific calculations that can't use the 'wall clock', the 80bit double-precision that is already available in this millennium does the job).
2) playitcool's counting problems seem to extend beyond the calendar: basic marketshare data also seems to elude him ...
At current run-rate growth, the mac's (us retail) marketshare for consumers is already heading towards 20% and its business presence is pointing towards 10% over the next couple of years.
I apologize for a nit-picky post - i realize this reality-based approach violates the whole ethos of FSJ's blog! ...
but what are we supposed to do with 'FACTARDS' like playitcool?! ... just let them go on living in their delusional bubble? ... dont we have an obligation to help them from hurting themselves (or worse, innocent by-standers) with sharp pointy things like facts?!
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Dude, relax and let the enema do its job.
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sheeeeeeeee-zus. it's like no one even remembers fairly recent history, even, anymore. I guess you're right fsj - no one reads anymore. except maybe rv guide, on-line. the more things change, the more the stay the same, an' all that ...
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While the Microsoft economy remains huge, and will do so far into the future (as was the case with IBM before it), there can be little doubt that Microsoft is now chasing the tail of the big dog.
Some quickie analysis in 'The Market Maker & The Information Economy: http://thenetworkgarden.com/weblog/2008/02/the-...
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"I love beautiful objects. I love creating them. Negative people upset me. " go and get a flat with steve seagal and sting
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An amazingly accurate analysis.
I'm wondering if the RSJ wrote this one - it's truly *that* good.
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I also have to say FSJ use of metaphors and analogies also truly amazing. It is what makes this Blog enjoyable to read. I have this vision looping in my brain of trying to keep two mating elephants on a skateboard. This is how to make the craft of analysis come alive and be read -- dare I say enjoyed.
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