If you don't know by now, Yahoo has rejected Microsoft's bid. Which is rather risky, I'll say.
Imho, I rather Yahoo accept Microsoft's bid, and pray that the name remains. Who can forget the catchy tune for Yahoo! adverts? It's definitely good if at 1am in the morning, I can remember the tune of the Yahoo! name used in commercials, and yet I can nay recall a tagline of any sort for Microsoft or Google.
But seriously, Google is kindof monopolizing the market. I mean, come on, it's like being a jack of all trades and master of most! Gmail, Google Video, Google Pages, Google Apps, and the list will definitely go on in time to come.
[I wonder if any parent would ride on the success and name their child google]
I can still recall the days when Yahoo! was so in. Back then, it had like 6GB of storage, if I remember correctly. People flocked to Yahoo! because of its huge email storage limit. Attachment to be big to be sent via hotmail? Yahoo it over instead.
Sadly, Yahoo messenger came out a bit too late. Never really liked Yahoo Messenger. I know a few people who still use it, but it just wasn't cool enough. Back then, it was about coolness. Now, it's more about interoperability and efficiency. You can't just anyhow whack out a software and expect people to flock to it. It has gotta look attractive. It has to be easy to learn, manage and operate. It has to be able to interact well with other softwares. After all, if everybody's using MSN Messenger, why would I want to switch to Yahoo?
I guess software companies all have their good times. Personally, I think Yahoo has done a good job with bringing email one step further. If not for Yahoo, our emails nowadays may only have storage of a gig or so.
And Yahoo Ads. I remember using them to advertise for sale of flats and others for my parents back then. During that time, it was easy to use, and it actually maximized the timelessness of the Internet.
Perhaps they didn't really adapt to the changes. I think the only reason Microsoft does well is because of its Operating Systems, applications and games.
Yet who could have predicted the rise of open source software now. From operating systems, to office applications to image editing softwares to antivirus clients, you can find a free version online. Last time, most people steered clear of free softwares, because it was either a demo, limited in services, or suspicious.
Now? I can use a free Internet browser operated on a free Operating system, that's kept secure with free firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-adware softwares, to download free image editing programs, office applications and free media players.
With so many price increases, at least there's stuff that still remain free.
