Comments on: The Microsoft/Yahoo mash up http://www.diversity.net.nz/the-microsoftyahoo-mash-up/2008/02/02/ Commentary and Analysis for User-Centered Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kaila Colbin http://www.diversity.net.nz/the-microsoftyahoo-mash-up/2008/02/02/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 Kaila Colbin Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:54:49 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/the-microsoftyahoo-mash-up/2008/02/02/#comment-1072 Hey Ben, First of all, you'll be happy to know I got this news from you first -- so, no, not 'everybody' had already heard! My take on Yacrosoft: Never buy a once-great Internet company. Netscape, AOL, Skype... all lousy acquisition decisions. The Internet is about speed, novelty and flexibility -- you don't win through consolidation. Hey Ben,

First of all, you’ll be happy to know I got this news from you first — so, no, not ‘everybody’ had already heard!

My take on Yacrosoft:

Never buy a once-great Internet company. Netscape, AOL, Skype… all lousy acquisition decisions. The Internet is about speed, novelty and flexibility — you don’t win through consolidation.

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