Microsoft and Yahoo are partners now?

Microsoft and Yahoo partnership - Icons of Microsoft and Yahoo as a sign of their partnership for Internet Dominance.
@kdmlrys (398)
United States
July 29, 2009 9:48am CST
I just want to share this shocking news (at least for me, it's a bit shocking). This article from Yahoo Tech website explained it all - Microsoft and Yahoo are now partners with the goal of kicking Google out of internet dominance. This is the link for the article: http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_yahoo This is quite exciting, especially with the fact that Microsoft's Bing.com http://www.bing.com is getting a lot of positive reviews. I also learned from this article that Google is battling Microsoft for computer software dominance (read this on the lower portion of the article). http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090729/ap_on_hi_te/us_microsoft_yahoo What do you think of this news?
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29 responses
@dismalgrin (2604)
• United States
31 Jul 09
Cool information. I don't get all the mergers and everything that goes on in the business world. I think that this might be part of the reason the economy is so bad. That companies are merging and then you don't really have start up people anymore because they sell out to the bigwigs. I don't blame the bigwigs for buying, just the small guys for selling. It's also one of those things that it seems to be breaking with american spirit to do that. America is supposed to be a country founded on the princle that small guys deserve a chance too. But, I guess with society the way it is, we can't help but follow the path that all the other countries have taken before us.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Aug 09
Are you telling us that the rest of the world is responsible for the financial situation America finds itself in?
• United States
3 Aug 09
Haha, no! I don't know how you got that out of what I just said... anyhow, having done some research on the financial histories of other countries I see that america is following in much the same path, and actually repeating many mistakes that countries who do not have good financial standing today have made. I'm not saying that these countries 'caused' our crises. I'm saying that we did not learn from their mistakes and are repeating them. That's a waste of mistakes!
@AmbiePam (84632)
• United States
30 Jul 09
I don't have much to say except I'm not too happy about it.
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• United States
29 Jul 09
This is an interesting development, though I am not very impressed with Bing.
@android (895)
29 Jul 09
I've actually read a lot of bad articles and reviews about Microsoft's Bing. It doesn't surprise me that they've partnered, Microsoft has a slice of everything these days including Dooyoo, Slicethepie, Ciao and much more.
@kdmlrys (398)
• United States
29 Jul 09
Well it's opposite for me. I actually read some positive reviews about Bing. However, the negative reviews won't vanish so I guess I'll accept that.
@android (895)
2 Aug 09
I guess time will tell!
@meapas (2436)
• India
29 Jul 09
Healthy competitions will bring more options with improved quality. Better for the world.
@kdmlrys (398)
• United States
29 Jul 09
That's oh so true ! It's indeed, a good news for the whole cyber world community.
@taugoCOM (40)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
1 May 12
this is unbeliveble
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Aug 09
You best post another discussion saying this one is wrong. Microsoft and Yahoo are NOT partners they are SEARCH partners...just one area of the companies. The heading in your link is Microsoft, Yahoo! agree on Internet search partnership Note the word "SEARCH"????
@victorjc (86)
• China
13 Apr 10
now,we have more brave to say microsoft's strategy was wrong and deem to failure.
• United States
3 Aug 09
Old news really. First Microsoft wanted to buy Yahoo, but since that didn't go through due to the amount of issues, Microsoft created its own search engine and "partnered" with Yahoo. Frankly, Microsoft and Yahoo don't stand a chance together OR apart. No one says "go Bing it"...
• India
14 Aug 09
Hello my friend kdmlrys Ji, The basic concept is 'everyone is trying to prove its own superiority over others'. We are only silent observers. We could only feel if system provided by any one of them becomes fool-proof. This is all mockery and In have less time. May god bless You and have a great time.
@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
6 Aug 09
aThis is most intersting. I was under the inpression that they would not murge. I will have to wacth this closly.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
17 Jun 10
well your enemies enemy is your friend
@anniefannie (1737)
• United States
1 Aug 09
it don't realy matter to me long as my pc works i don't do enough to know much about either company i have just heard of them i am so dumb when it comes to computers
• Indonesia
6 Aug 09
after microsoft are being partner with bing i'm shock..because one company in america it is ciao.com is close..and no i can not get some extra money...
@308369666 (111)
• China
30 Jul 09
This is a good thing .After all, the monopoly is not a good thing. Comeptition will allow us to enjoy with good service and lower prices.
@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
30 Jul 09
I have not heard of it, I am not sure if it's surprising as many companies are merging these days, from banks to healthcare and more... I have not tried Bing.com for searches yet. I usually stick with Goodsearch.com (powered by Yahoo -- go figure!) because they donate money to the charity of my choice with each search, and I really like that.
• India
30 Jul 09
That indeed is a shocking news. But from this partnership i see a more strong platform evolving for developers and webmasters. Although current outdated performing personnels will have the fear of being wiped out. As we know professionalism of Microsoft as well as yahoo. Small enterpreneurs are bound to have severe side effects on thier funds flow due to this partnership.
@K46620 (1986)
• United States
30 Jul 09
This will be interesting, good to see some competition, maybe they will all lower their prices a little!
• China
30 Jul 09
hmm, really shocked. before reading ur discussion, i have known it in the news sites online. it's the strategy of the ceos. i dont know to comment much, recently, i'm just reading a book abt the IT industry. too much such conditions when on their developing way.
@superaren (209)
• China
30 Jul 09
Good answer I agree.