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

[Ruben Safir]

> 
> Realistically, Microsoft can survive quite a lot.  As for Google, I 
> Google doth protest too much about this possible marriage of a genuine 
> competitor of theirs to their psycho stalker.  It will keep both out of 
> Google's hair for a while, and the resulting combination, even if all 
> goes well for Microhoo, doesn't sound all that scary, based on the 
> numbers I was hearing.
> 
> I just think it's a distraction, it's Microsoft doing what it wants to 
> do instead of what it needs to do.  Anyone who's had the misfortune of 
> working on a Vista box (as I have) would tell you Microsoft's biggest 
> problem isn't Google or Yahoo.  It's a lot closer to home.
> 
> - Ron


And if we go through the archives can we not find similar statements made 
about XP?

My point is that MS's moves concern me greately .... almost always.  They're
taking of Yahoo can have serious considation and coersive effects that may not
show in someones statical economic analysis.

Ruben


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"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.<
You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt.  I guess you missed that one."

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