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Microsoft’s failed buyout bid for Yahoo! - Some musings

shashi @ May 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Was Microsoft really interested in buying Yahoo! ?
Did Jerry Yang do the right thing by rebuffing Ballmer ?
Will the Yahoo! investors remain quiet even after losing out on the deal ?
Does Microsoft realise they could/can never integrate Yahoo into their own ?

Would the merger have been a good thing for Zimbra users ?
Did Microsoft lose [...]

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Winduhs Genuine (Dis)Advantage

shashi @ August 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Microsoft pulled out it’s stinking “getthefacts” campaign and replaced it with the equally ridiculous compare campaign. They needed to get back attention to their campaign. It was almost dying, and what best than a redesign and a rename ??
But, while they were touting their supposed superiority over Linux, the crashing of their WGA programme gave [...]

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