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Flickr soon to be part of Microsoft?

walker — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:19:30 +0000

Yesterday it was announced that Microsoft makes $45 Billion bid to buy Yahoo! Flickr, the popular photo sharing service started in 2004 in Canada and was acquired in March 2006 by Yahoo! Inc. The Yahoo! merger already brought some changes like the required use of Yahoo! IDs and censorship issues. Merging Yahoo! services like Flickr, del.icio.us and Yahoo! Groups with existing Microsoft services will certainly bring more radical changes. The Flickr community is already reacting and if Yahoo! accepts the bid, we will probably see much more resistance.

Media coverage:
Microsoft Makes $44.6 Billion Bid for Yahoo
Flickr Users Consider Their Potential Microsoft Overlords
A Giant Bid That Shows How Tired the Giant Is
Euro lawyers see tortuous road ahead for Microsoft’s Yahoo! bid
Flickr Rebellion Brews at Specter of M$ Acquisition
Flickr users panic over Yahoo!
The truth about Microsoft’s attempt to take over Yahoo
Microsoft Investors Don’t See Gains From Yahoo Deal
Yahoo! and the future of the Internet

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Amazing demo of Photosynth

walker — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:37:58 +0000

At this years TED Talks Blaise Aguera y Arcas who is an architect at Microsoft Live Labs gave an amazing demo of Photosynth.

It won’t work on a Mac but at least it shows some interesting new developments (finally the powerful 3d card is good for something).

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CNN ridicules Micosoft Zune

walker — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:00:24 +0000

Zune, the iPod killer? Let’s see, what CNN has to say.

Some more ‘positive’ Zune news and opinions:
Zune install screen raises eyebrows
Zune Marketplace’s Absurd Pricing Scheme

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