Microsoft buys Yahoo => MSN = Google?

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  1. jaf

    jaf Active Member

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    #21
    But i guess Yahoo should do more and they can .... at least their YPN should be available to worldwide publishers / advertisers this way they can generate more revenue and ultimately more growth to their site by making more investment into search technology......
     
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  2. iamays

    iamays Banned

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    #22
    Microsoft is done for. With Google being the Super Search engine and Apple becoming the more innovative and cooler looking computer systems there's not much room left for a crappy operating system..
     
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  3. proxyweb70

    proxyweb70 Peon

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    #23
    Google will dominate for many years to come. There arent many people that are really familiar with search engines using MSN.
     
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    #24
    "If you duct tape 1,000,000 calculators together, do you get a supercomputer?"

    I think that's my favorite quote of the week.
     
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  5. Gnarfard

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    #25
    from experience, Google images has sent the most visitors my way, followed by Yahoo Search (but now Google search is catching up), followed by Live Search

    I don't think I have submitted my site to MSN, haha :(
     
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  6. mohit115

    mohit115 Active Member

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    #26
    not going to happen ever, I mean Microsoft overtaking google.
     
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  7. mypoint

    mypoint Well-Known Member

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    #27
    I totally agree with you, if google does do something to disgrace the internet they will fail.

    Google is very well known its everywhere, even in movies all you see if people googleing for information. It would be very very hard to catch up with them. But again you never know release something unique and you will get people coming to you.
     
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  8. Ibn Juferi

    Ibn Juferi Prominent Member

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    #28
    I really hope that Microsoft will buy Yahoo! and pose a real challenge to Google. The Big G is becoming a bully and a strong competitor will keep it in check.
     
    Ibn Juferi, Jan 25, 2009 IP
  9. rhoula

    rhoula Well-Known Member

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    #29

    No but if you connect 1,000,000 computers together you will get a supercomputer.
     
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  10. Maximizationator

    Maximizationator Peon

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    #30
    Anyone heard of "Cloud Computing"?
     
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    drhowarddrfine Peon

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    #31
    How so? .
     
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  12. Germz

    Germz Peon

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    #32
    Funniest comment ever.
     
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    #33
    You neglect the fact that there will be a large number of decreased visitors if something buys something..
     
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    #34
    That's a good one, i lol'ed, lol :)
     
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    Phynder Well-Known Member

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    #35
    Fail. You get the same as 1M calculators.

    You still need the software to do it - it just does not happen. Connect a million computers together and show me what it can do - same as calculators - nothing. Now, start building processes with PVM or MPI - okay, you got something.

    The point is - raw compute power is not easily scalable - you need some intelligence behind it.
     
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  16. Maximizationator

    Maximizationator Peon

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    #36
    This post was to assume that MSN would retain all the trademarks they might absorb. The only thing that would remain the same across the board would be the search engine behind the names. For instance, AOL's search engine is "enhanced by Google"

    Comparison Shopping Engines have successfully done several of these types of acquisitions. Pricegrabber, Nextag and Shopzilla have all bought out other price comparison engines and retained the bought brand equity. After all, you wouldn't want to loose all that valuable traffic. Buying out brick & mortar companies is totally different from buying out websites, where name is EVERYTHING.

    And duct tape? DUCT TAPE? That would be the search engine powering MSN, Yahoo, AOL & Ask, right? That's how they'd be connected. And I suppose their brand recognition signifies their "calculator" similitude. That is a real hurdle.

    I think Google's greatest achievement has been their brand recognition, even more so than their search quality... that helped develop the brand. The fact that you can say "Googled", "Google it" means they own the verb "search."
     
    Maximizationator, Jan 28, 2009 IP
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    #37
    I will be funny... :) I don't use MSN.
     
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  18. Bosna

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    #38
    i will be funny to i dont use live search and yahoo... hahhaha but think the big G is big...

    "If you duct tape 1,000,000 calculators together, do you get a supercomputer?"

    google it hahahaha...
     
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    #39
    i hope msn catches up with google, i think google has become too anti seo
     
    techjoe, Feb 3, 2009 IP
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    #40
    From what I heard is that microsoft is going to bid $31 per share to yahoo’s board of directors to purchase the company, a deal potentially worth $45 billion!!
     
    krolbiz, Feb 4, 2009 IP