Comments on: Yahoo! Announces Acquisition of Company Before Its Foundation http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/ greg yardley on online product management Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:04:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Troy Angrignon - Adventure Capitalist http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Troy Angrignon - Adventure Capitalist Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:44:59 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-548 <strong>Humour: Yahoo now buying companies before they are founded...to beat the rush</strong> In a stroke of brilliance, Yahoo is now buying companies before they are even founded. This definitely wins best ... Humour: Yahoo now buying companies before they are founded…to beat the rush

In a stroke of brilliance, Yahoo is now buying companies before they are even founded. This definitely wins best …

]]> By: Keith Cramer http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Keith Cramer Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:15:35 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-547 This strategy could be bad for Google. Maybe Larry and Sergey should start investing in daycares. They can buy those ideas before they even start! This strategy could be bad for Google. Maybe Larry and Sergey should start investing in daycares. They can buy those ideas before they even start!

]]> By: Paul Watson http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Paul Watson Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:46:11 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-546 "“I mean, our latest ‘acquisition’ was described by its author as ‘buggy software,’ which ‘may and probably will crash your browser or cause your computer to burst into flames’" Ah, that explains Flock's latest press-release then... ““I mean, our latest ‘acquisition’ was described by its author as ‘buggy software,’ which ‘may and probably will crash your browser or cause your computer to burst into flames’”

Ah, that explains Flock’s latest press-release then…

]]> By: IncrediBILL http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-545 IncrediBILL Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:35:17 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-545 I wonder if they'll just do an acquisition based on a white paper I wrote? That would be oh so much easier than building the flipping prototype! I wonder if they’ll just do an acquisition based on a white paper I wrote?

That would be oh so much easier than building the flipping prototype!

]]> By: John K http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-544 John K Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:54:02 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-544 4 Blades!?? Get your facts straight! We're up to 5 this year. http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/fortune500/gillette/ Google has to at least get to 10 redundant distributed blades to make any sort of impact. 4 Blades!?? Get your facts straight! We’re up to 5 this year.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/fortune500/gillette/

Google has to at least get to 10 redundant distributed blades to make any sort of impact.

]]> By: Rob Hof http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Rob Hof Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:10:28 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-543 You know, I was wondering why Yahoo left that answering machine message for my five-year-old daughter, something about a business plan.... You know, I was wondering why Yahoo left that answering machine message for my five-year-old daughter, something about a business plan….

]]> By: Tech Beat http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Tech Beat Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:01:29 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-542 <strong>News Flash! Yahoo!'s Newest Acquisition! ;-)</strong> Greg Yardley has the scoop on Yahoo!'s latest acquisition. From the lede: Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YAHOO), a leading global Internet company, today announced the acquisition of an unnamed Web 2.0 company three days before it was to be founded. “Yahoo! is... News Flash! Yahoo!’s Newest Acquisition! ;-)

Greg Yardley has the scoop on Yahoo!’s latest acquisition. From the lede: Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YAHOO), a leading global Internet company, today announced the acquisition of an unnamed Web 2.0 company three days before it was to be founded. “Yahoo! is…

]]> By: Peter Caputa http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Peter Caputa Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:28:33 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-541 Lovely! Lovely!

]]> By: Ryan Pollock http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Ryan Pollock Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:32:18 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-540 Well done, Greg. Well done, Greg.

]]> By: Pete Cashmore http://yardley.ca/2006/01/11/yahoo-announces-acquisition-of-company-before-its-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Pete Cashmore Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:20:33 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=207#comment-539 Hehe. I even believed you for a second there. Hang on, this *is* parody, right? Hehe. I even believed you for a second there. Hang on, this *is* parody, right?

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