Comments on: Why Microsoft are buying Yahoo http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/ June 2000 to June 2010 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nunovo.org.uk http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-37019 nunovo.org.uk Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:03:17 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/#comment-37019 <strong>Namechecking the cyber neighbours</strong> Namechecking the cyber neighbours

]]> By: monocat http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-35981 monocat Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:17:55 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/#comment-35981 Saul (at work) was saying that Yahoo has a bigger market shar out of the western world - and if that's the case - there's something in that for long term in emerging markets also the way people use Google, as apposed to Yahoo is different - fleeting general searches or 'googling the answer' Saul (at work) was saying that Yahoo has a bigger market shar out of the western world – and if that’s the case – there’s something in that for long term in emerging markets
also the way people use Google, as apposed to Yahoo is different – fleeting general searches or ‘googling the answer’

]]> By: gadget http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-35875 gadget Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:56:49 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/#comment-35875 Google have around 75% of the search traffic so the others certainly need to do something. Ask have an interesting take on search results with their 'preview window' idea but its not enough for me to change SE. Google have around 75% of the search traffic so the others certainly need to do something. Ask have an interesting take on search results with their ‘preview window’ idea but its not enough for me to change SE.

]]> By: groc http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-35628 groc Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:23:44 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/#comment-35628 it just shows how stupid these dinosaurs are - instead of trying to be google they should concentrate on something else entirely and pour all their efforts into being the best at that. As far as i can see both microsoft and yahoo have been trying to be the *whole* internet in the one place - (old style AOL effectively) - but have ended up being very mediocre at everything they try. It's simply because they spread themselves too thin doing that. it just shows how stupid these dinosaurs are – instead of trying to be google they should concentrate on something else entirely and pour all their efforts into being the best at that. As far as i can see both microsoft and yahoo have been trying to be the *whole* internet in the one place – (old style AOL effectively) – but have ended up being very mediocre at everything they try. It’s simply because they spread themselves too thin doing that.

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-35567 Pete Ashton Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:38:33 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/#comment-35567 Actually, it's the market that is searching for graffiti on Birmingham blogs. A good quarter of the search traffic is after graf at the moment. I have no idea how valuable that demographic is. Actually, it’s the market that is searching for graffiti on Birmingham blogs. A good quarter of the search traffic is after graf at the moment.

I have no idea how valuable that demographic is.

]]> By: ian http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-35566 ian Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:29:27 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/02/why_microsoft_are_buying_yahoo/#comment-35566 Doesn't that mean that MS already have a higher market share than the scumbags at Yahoo, at least in the market that is searching for Birmingham blogs? Doesn’t that mean that MS already have a higher market share than the scumbags at Yahoo, at least in the market that is searching for Birmingham blogs?

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