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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Introduction to Open Source

shashi @ April 4, 2008 # No Comment Yet

I was the keynote speaker at a local opensource fest. Here are the slides I’d prepared for the same. [odp][ppt]
BTW, the video which may miss out is this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE

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