Никола Павлов

Останах потресен от прочетеното преди малко. Аз си мислех, че само Google и Yahoo са полудели напоследък.

Microsoft May Invest in Facebook At $10 Billion Valuation at TechCrunch:

Facebook may be worth $10 billion, at least to Microsoft, says the Wall Street Journal. Someone leaked to them that the two companies are in discussions to take a Microsoft investment of $300-$500 million for 5% of the company.
Here’s the (free) Reuters angle on the story. They’re saying Facebook may be holding out for a $15 billion valuation. What the hell. Why not?
The two companies have had an advertising relationship since late 2006. The WSJ is also hedging strongly on the story by saying that the discussions are still preliminary.

Предвид факта, че за 500 милиона долара Microsoft могат да създадат и развият хипер-турбо-социум (не е като да нямат нужната мощ), на пръв поглед тази инвестиция изглежда странна и нелогична. Обаче пък категорично доказва едно - готови са на абсолютно всичко, за да убият Google.

Ай ся да видим ква ше е следващата стъпка на Google. Ще стане мноого интересно.

Yahoo announced that they have agreed to buy Zimbra, an open source email, calendar and office applications software company, for $350 million.

Of course, Google and Microsoft both have online/offline office suite applications. This acquisition may help Yahoo compete in that space.

Jerry Yang, chief executive officer, said:

Our industry-leading communications products, including Yahoo! Mail, are critical to the future growth and success of Yahoo. Zimbra's tremendous talent and innovative technology will help to extend our core Mail offerings, further strengthening our strong leadership position in this space. Additionally, Zimbra's successful relationships with large ISPs are key as we expand our worldwide partner network and continue to focus on our commitment to being the partner of choice.

There is a ton of coverage at Techmeme on the Yahoo news.

източник: searchengineland.com