[geeks] Flicker users u in arms over MS acquisition...

[Mark]

On 4 Feb 2008, at 04:42, Shannon Hendrix wrote:

>> Microsoft announces new Flickr pricing!
>> Say goodbye to Flickr Pro :(
>> Say hello to Flickr Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise  
>> and Ultimate. Pricing is TBD ;)
>
> The thing is... that might not be all that far fetched.
>
> They tend to pollute and ruin whatever they touch.

I think that depends on which way the bridge breaks once they get the  
IP under their roof. If it breaks in favour of Ray Ozzie (which this  
whole deal reeks of) I think there's a vastly reduced chance of it  
being totally screwed up. If it breaks in favour of Steve Ballmer and  
his marketing cronies then they're screwed.

As I'm paid up (for something, who knows what that'll end up being in  
the long run) for 2 years, I'm willing to ride the storm and see where  
the road goes. Those predicting doom and disaster are probably over  
reacting, but so are those who are vehemently saying 'it won't affect  
anything, everything is gonna be fine!!'.

I thin MS bought Yahoo in order to get a damn clue about what it is  
they need to succeed on the Web. They haven't so far and that stand  
out as a huge blot on a very blotted copy book, that getting more  
blotted every year. It's kill or cure, IMHO.


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