Lets add to it..

Google comes to aid yahoo, this is the new news

there is no responses as of now.

flip side/advantage of Microsoft in taking over Yahoo is that Microsoft can reduce competition to MSN, Live, etc., for Internet and email world - they can increase the advertisement revenue - if Microsoft succeeds in Yahoo M&A, the content development (becuase of popular successful products) will be highly competitive  and over period of time, the costly takeover will become cheaper and they can have better ROI because of monopoly in Window platform.

the negative side of Microsoft is they have to work with others platform also - where they may be losing to Google - as they are undoubtly leaders in internet applications.

I am happy if lots of people come over eTI and  take information.

few with whole hearted participation (without bias) will make the mission successful.

Microsoft taking over yahoo in one way is good - the feel good Yahoo will further improve the content delivery - no doubt.

but ethically, I am not in favour of Microsoft entry in Internet explorer/Internet viz. IE/MSN/LIVE IN, etc., and adding up Yahoo under its slavery list.
It will give monopoly to one Corporate which will kill other compoetitor and world has to live with only with one Corporate for Platofrom, application software, internet, etc., which is not good even for Microsoft.    World will grow only with competition - say equal competition.  If one is unequal to other - then the entire industry itself will die - it will then lead to end  of entire Software Industry if Microsoft grow unequal to others - again and again --  it is not good for Microsoft itself.

World expect that Microsoft should separate each functrion viz. (1) Platform (OS), application Softwares, RDBM, and give freedom to internet world.   In fact close association between Microsoft + INTEL itself is a happy welcome to the world.   As of now their integration is cheaper, cost effective and helps the users (even for school student) - but how long?   Monoployness will make them lazzy over a period of time -- more greedyness will land any one into trouble.

do any one knows that once IBM, Xerox never sell their Product , but give them only on short term lease, because of monopoly (this may be a news for youngsters!)   -  Now where are they - where they landed up because of monopoly.   Corporates should learn lessons from History.

a short term benefit will not be an answer for long term solution (survival of Software Industry as a whole).

 

its already a year and every one knows it failed Duh!!!