[nylug-talk] The future of Zimbra after Microsoft's bid for Yahoo!

[Gregg Levine]

On Feb 3, 2008 11:44 PM, George Bourozikas <george at bourozikas.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Would anyone care to offer any insights on what the future might hold for
> Zimbra if Yahoo! ends up in the MS fold?  For a while it looked like Zimbra
> could be a valid replacement for Exchange - would anyone bet the shop on this
> anymore?
>
> I know that the takeover is not a done deal - there are regulatory issues and
> Yahoo! is reportedly looking for a White Knight - and it could take months
> before it's over but I can just see MS pulling the plug on Zimbra in order to
> protect its Exchange business.
>
> Also, has the Yahoo! Public License (which is used for Zimbra Open Source)
> been scrutinized in any way?
>
> Just wondering what others think on this.
>
> --george

Hello!
Good question. As far as I am concerned that deal should be shot down
because it would further impact whatever sort of a name those soggy
characters from the Evil Empire have.

Especially since I am rapidly becoming very discouraged with the way
they work when it comes to the Groups they host. (Yahoo.) Here's a
funny thought, let Google buy Yahoo instead. It couldn't hurt.

-- 
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