On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:18:35 -0800, Veracity Jones wrote:
> Microsoft has made a 44.6 billion dollar bid to take over struggling
> Yahoo. That is certainly big news...and it has everyone scrambling to
> figure out whether this is a good thing or no. Certainly, Yahoo investor
> can expect to see at least a tem****ary shot in the arm to their
> stock-holdings.
>
> In his internal memo to Microsoft employees, CEO Steve Ballmer wrote:
>
> By combining the strengths of our companies, we can deliver an efficient
> and highly competitive offering for our customers. Our complementary
> assets will give us increased talent and scale to compete in the markets
> of search and online advertising, and pioneer new innovations in the
> areas of video, mobile services, online commerce, and social media."
>
> That is all well and good. Microsoft certainly hasn't been seen in such
> glowing terms of late. But I, for one, am always sad to see a major
> chunk of any industry too much controlled by a handful of big dogs. We
> have seen what a lack of competition has brought us in the oil industry,
> cable TV provision, and utility services. We should hope the Antitrust
> issues will be carefully scrutinized before this hostile takeover bid is
> rubber stamped.
>
> A hallmark of American industry has always been fierce and fair
> competition on the open market. Whenever it has ceased to exist in any
> quarter, the consumer is inevitably the loser.
>
> Good, bad, or indifferent...it sure makes things interesting here in the
> cyber-world, doesn't it?
>
> That's the Word on the Information Super Highway.
>
> Veracity Jones
>
> http://www.basherbusters.com/
microsoft will **** up yahoo the way they **** up everything. other than
the monopoly, microsoft is worth zero.
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