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Ash

#61 February 03, 2008, 02:15:12 am

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Quote from: Impeal on February 02, 2008, 11:26:38 pm

Yahoo.com is apparently the most visited site on the internet.

Kids and old people are a very large demographic!

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dada

#62 February 03, 2008, 09:35:04 am

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Quote from: Impeal on February 02, 2008, 11:26:38 pm

Yahoo.com is apparently the most visited site on the internet.

Alexa isn't the most accurate source for this kind of information. I actually don't know the details that well but apparently it gets its data from the people who have the Alexa toolbar installed.

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UPRC

#63 February 03, 2008, 03:27:02 pm

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Microsoft better keep their hands off my Yahoo. I love that search engine to bits, I don't want to see it corrupted.

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#64 February 04, 2008, 08:04:58 am

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I thought Alexa just infected you with a tracking cookie whenever you visit their site, that tells them where you are going. That would explain why Yahoo is the "most visited site", because people who use Yahoo dont know how to clear cookies/install anti-spyware etc...

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masonwheeler

#65 February 04, 2008, 02:49:46 pm

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Nope. It gathers its information from a toolbar that you consciously choose to install.

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#66 February 04, 2008, 05:08:50 pm

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Quote from: Dyyhpys on February 04, 2008, 08:04:58 am

I thought Alexa just infected you with a tracking cookie whenever you visit their site, that tells them where you are going.

No, that would be impossible to do with a cookie. This kind of software does exist, though, it's called spyware.

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#67 February 04, 2008, 05:17:31 pm

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hahaha I can't believe people are like WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT MICROSOFT'S POSSIBLE MONOPOLY.

Look/Feel was such big news back in the day

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#68 February 06, 2008, 06:52:50 am

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Quote from: JohnnyCasil on February 01, 2008, 05:10:20 pm

Why is every move Microsoft does construed as some sort of world conquering bid for power? Google is just as powerful a corporation as Microsoft, but if it were google buying out Yahoo, no one would bat an eye.

because Google is trendy.

Look, honestly, i don't use Yahoo, at all, for a while, until they had commercials, i thought they were ago ready to collapse. Microsoft is just doing a corporate motion, that's all. they aren't some world dominator's, and even if they were, who cares, use google.

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#69 February 06, 2008, 04:07:01 pm

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Quote from: crushed by a CaRRot CuSine on February 04, 2008, 05:17:31 pm

hahaha I can't believe people are like WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT MICROSOFT'S POSSIBLE MONOPOLY.

Look/Feel was such big news back in the day

Why is it that everyone says "LOL MICROSOFT MONOPOLY!"? What exactly is microsoft monopolizing? They're just a big company, they don't prevent others from doing what they want. Do they prevent anyone else from making operating systems? No, therefore they do not monopolize that.

I want just one example of a real monopoly by microsoft.

Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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tuxedo marx

#70 February 06, 2008, 05:02:27 pm

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Yeah, Microsoft don't fit the economical definition of a monopoly, whatever accusations people make.

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#71 February 06, 2008, 05:13:07 pm

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Quote from: Rockman. on February 06, 2008, 05:02:27 pm

Yeah, Microsoft don't fit the economical definition of a monopoly, whatever accusations people make.

Do you consider the economical definition of monopoly to be a useful definition?

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#72 February 06, 2008, 05:16:57 pm

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Quote from: dom on February 06, 2008, 05:13:07 pm

Do you consider the economical definition of monopoly to be a useful definition?

More useful than the alternative, "ugh stop trying to have a very successful business".

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#73 February 06, 2008, 05:27:36 pm

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Quote from: Inri Cheetos on February 06, 2008, 04:07:01 pm

Why is it that everyone says "LOL MICROSOFT MONOPOLY!"? What exactly is microsoft monopolizing? They're just a big company, they don't prevent others from doing what they want. Do they prevent anyone else from making operating systems? No, therefore they do not monopolize that.

I want just one example of a real monopoly by microsoft.

you're so dumb

Quote from: Rockman. on February 06, 2008, 05:02:27 pm

Yeah, Microsoft don't fit the economical definition of a monopoly, whatever accusations people make.

http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ms_index.htm

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tina.anderson

#74 February 06, 2008, 05:56:27 pm

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If Microsoft does the same thing to Yahoo mail that they did to hotmail, then it won't be long before pretty much everyone who doesn't use outlook express will be using gmail, because it is superior right now anyway. This is still playing right into Google's hands.

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masonwheeler

#75 February 06, 2008, 06:03:31 pm

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Rockman:
Depends on how you define "successful business". If someone achieves dominance through competition and having a better product, that's true success in my book. (Google's a prime example.) But making your way to the top through a long string of broken laws and anticompetitive business practices, which has been Microsoft's way since they entered the operating system market if not longer (read up on the DOS licensing terms if you don't believe me) isn't successful business, it's successful thuggery.

Tina:
That may be so, but have you ever tried to switch from one email address to another? Remember how much of a hassle it is to update it everywhere? Look at all the websites that use your email address as your login name. Multiply all that hassle by a few million. Playing into Google's hands or not, it's a Very Bad Thing.

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#76 February 06, 2008, 06:52:51 pm

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It's actually not that difficult, at all, and has it's benefits. All you need to do is use both email accounts for a week or two max, and just update the email listings for things that are important. Half the time you don't even need to doit, as some websites your email doesn't matter, some websites you don't use anymore, etc. It gives you a chance to start over, use Gmail, and spam free (your new email shouldn't be on any mailing lists).

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#77 February 07, 2008, 02:51:31 pm

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Quote from: masonwheeler on February 06, 2008, 06:03:31 pm

Rockman:
Depends on how you define "successful business". If someone achieves dominance through competition and having a better product, that's true success in my book. (Google's a prime example.) But making your way to the top through a long string of broken laws and anticompetitive business practices, which has been Microsoft's way since they entered the operating system market if not longer (read up on the DOS licensing terms if you don't believe me) isn't successful business, it's successful thuggery.

Yah, this is generally why people hate ~~Microsoft~~ Micro$oft. When they make money, they have more power to do shit like this, which in turn usually makes them more money.

But looking at it that way, buying Yahoo has been just about the tamest thing they have done in a while. And it seems kinda silly to treat it the same as when they look for ways they can use the law to shit on the people those laws were meant to protect. I mean I can understand it pissing some people off for personal reasons, but it's not that big a fucking deal.

Hell, I still have 100 Gmail invites, so I can just throw them your way if you don't want your e-munications to be under the Microsoft banner.

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masonwheeler

#78 February 07, 2008, 02:54:01 pm

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I've got a gmail account. I got my invite from a friend who works at Google, way back when it was first launched. I hardly ever use it, though, because I've got too much of my life invested in my @yahoo.com identity. :P

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Dale Gobbler

#79 February 07, 2008, 04:37:31 pm

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/technology/04yahoo.html

Apparently Google is against Microsoft buying Yahoo.

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#80 February 07, 2008, 05:56:55 pm

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This isn't that big of a deal. If anything it's rather stupid, as many have said Microsoft is investing in a company that currently failing due to Google. So I don't understand how taking over Yahoo will hurt Google in anyway.

That being said, however, if anyone's gone used anything associated with MSN recently, including hotmail (or as it's known now, Windows Live Mail), they're currently screwing a lot of stuff up. I recently changed from hotmail to yahoo mail for that very reason. So when I see that they may take over yahoo mail, I get a little annoyed.
Just annoyed. Not scared, not pissed, just annoyed. It's just Microsoft performing another stupid business transaction. Not a big deal.

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