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Microsoft employee on merger: "No one wants it"

tamoko — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:52:31 PDT

"They are consistently behind what consumers want, and unlike the old Microsoft, they are so poorly managed that they can't even copy everyone else" -Ouch !

tamoko

Microsoft employee on merger: "No one wants it"

It Must Be Take a Worm for a Walk Week — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:02:09 PDT

@CharBo: Comparing to Microsoft to Yahoo! in this instance is ridiculous. Y! has the #1 mail platform, the #2 search platform, is the most visited website, and has top-3 position in some odd 25 other properties, none of which Microsoft can say.

It Must Be Take a Worm for a Walk Week

Microsoft employee on merger: "No one wants it"

WagCurious — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:51:21 PDT

From what I've heard there is so much turnover in MSN that anything that brings headcount into the division is seen as a good thing. From the Mini Microsoft blog [www.blogger.com]

"To the question on why Microsoft employees in the valley like the Yahoo deal:

Most of us work either in the TV division or MSN -- both of which are complete f-ing disasters. Microsoft should have lit off a neutron bomb here a long time ago -- but that would require management skills.

I work in the TV division (completely fucked up with evil and corrupt management and 11 YEARS of red ink), and I for one will be shifting to a Yahoo group on day 1 after the acquisition.

I know that at least 10 of my work friends have the same plan. It is our escape plan if something in the valley doesn't look more interesting first.

Therefore, we like the deal.

Friday, April 25, 2008 12:04:00 AM"

WagCurious

Microsoft employee on merger: "No one wants it"

sggrf — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:43:41 PDT

MSN is the worst Internet company in the world. Their arrogance is amazing. Don't they know why the valley hates them do much?

sggrf

Microsoft employee on merger: "No one wants it"

michaellamb — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:15:21 PDT

like the old MSFT... lolwut???

michaellamb

Microsoft employee on merger: "No one wants it"

sonofapitch — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:29:28 PDT

I'm sure that the Microsoft online folks don't want it. I guess they'd prefer to just keep losing $250M a quarter.

sonofapitch

Microsoft employee on merger: "No one wants it"

CharBo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:12:12 PDT

"They are consistently behind what consumers want, and...they are so poorly managed that they can't even copy everyone else."

But this is an apt description for Yahoo right now. Why compound an error? Abide by the old adage: two wrongs don't make a right!

CharBo