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[_] MS offer $44.6 billion for Yahoo

Tim Beadle tim.beadle at gmail.com
Fri Feb 1 13:40:08 GMT 2008

On 01/02/2008, Joe Leech <me at mrjoe.co.uk> wrote:
> Flickr = Microsoft Live Photos
> Upcoming = Microsoft Live Events Manager
> Del.cio.us = Microsoft Live Favorites
> Pipes = Microsoft Live f&*king everything

But what if MS bought (say) Twitter? Microsoft Live Ambient
Idiocy^H^H^H^H Intimacy?

Google bought Jaiku, which I don't use but, if I did, I wouldn't feel
bad about because I don't distrust GOOG as much as I do MSFT.

Which raises the question: how much do you value the connections
you've made in any given social networking app? Enough to hold your
nose if/when it gets bought out? Or will you jump ship, not knowing if
your mates (real or virtual) will go with you?

Tim