Comments on: Xobni, Yahoo… Ballmer deserves a raise http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html Vlad Mazek on IT, Business and Technology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark Crall http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html/comment-page-1#comment-32776 Mark Crall Sat, 10 May 2008 15:39:17 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html#comment-32776 Dude, I didn't realize how much I was using Xobni to quickly find contact info or past messages until I hit the road and didn't have the handy tool installed (use OWA anyway). Got to admit, I'm hooked enough to sacrifice 2 inches of screen-estate to have this tool ready to shave a few seconds an hour off my workload. Dude, I didn’t realize how much I was using Xobni to quickly find contact info or past messages until I hit the road and didn’t have the handy tool installed (use OWA anyway). Got to admit, I’m hooked enough to sacrifice 2 inches of screen-estate to have this tool ready to shave a few seconds an hour off my workload.

]]> By: Bill http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html/comment-page-1#comment-32689 Bill Wed, 07 May 2008 01:37:44 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html#comment-32689 were Yahoo, or Xobni the real targets? I think that Steve was testing the web 2.0 waters... Who was gonna up the anti? Who else has the fire-power (or desire) to fuel another dot-com feeding frenzy? Seems to me, not many people are looking to go there, be it huge, Yahoo, or whoever, Xobni...Not too many actually jumped in. Alot of people stood around to see what would happen, but not many put their money where their mouth is... Microsoft may have their sights set on something or someone different, perhaps with better Web 2.0 carma (spelling?) and more functionality to fit into their next wave. I agree they seem to have their collective head up their @$$, but perhaps, there is something going on there... Or maybe not, who knows. were Yahoo, or Xobni the real targets?
I think that Steve was testing the web 2.0 waters…
Who was gonna up the anti? Who else has the fire-power (or desire) to fuel another dot-com feeding frenzy?
Seems to me, not many people are looking to go there, be it huge, Yahoo, or whoever, Xobni…Not too many actually jumped in. Alot of people stood around to see what would happen, but not many put their money where their mouth is…
Microsoft may have their sights set on something or someone different, perhaps with better Web 2.0 carma (spelling?) and more functionality to fit into their next wave.
I agree they seem to have their collective head up their @$$, but perhaps, there is something going on there…
Or maybe not, who knows.

]]> By: Staceyc http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html/comment-page-1#comment-32626 Staceyc Mon, 05 May 2008 17:47:19 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html#comment-32626 If I could find a way to imbed Live Messenger INTO Outlook, I would really be set. I assume Office Communicator may do this, just haven't looked yet :) Xobni's "Files Exchanged" alone make it worth it's overhead :) If I could find a way to imbed Live Messenger INTO Outlook, I would really be set. I assume Office Communicator may do this, just haven’t looked yet :)

Xobni’s “Files Exchanged” alone make it worth it’s overhead :)

]]> By: vlad http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html/comment-page-1#comment-32596 vlad Mon, 05 May 2008 14:49:06 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html#comment-32596 Stacey, You won't get an argument from me, social (anything) is of outmost importance for everyone. The basement guru geek who couldn't get along with his coworkers is long gone. -Vlad Stacey,

You won’t get an argument from me, social (anything) is of outmost importance for everyone. The basement guru geek who couldn’t get along with his coworkers is long gone.

-Vlad

]]> By: vlad http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html/comment-page-1#comment-32595 vlad Mon, 05 May 2008 14:48:02 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html#comment-32595 Adrienne, Thank you, that is the popular belief, yes. However, I doubt we will see it. Microsoft doesn't have a few months to build up armor against Google, they need to act immediately... The parts that are left without advertising are the ones throwing a big question mark as far as antitrust regarding hotmail+yahoomail and zimbra are concerned. -Vlad Adrienne,

Thank you, that is the popular belief, yes. However, I doubt we will see it. Microsoft doesn’t have a few months to build up armor against Google, they need to act immediately…

The parts that are left without advertising are the ones throwing a big question mark as far as antitrust regarding hotmail+yahoomail and zimbra are concerned.

-Vlad

]]> By: Adrienne http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html/comment-page-1#comment-32594 Adrienne Mon, 05 May 2008 14:42:17 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html#comment-32594 Good news that the bid for Yahoo went south for Microsoft, however it sounds like they may start negotiations again in a few months... Good news that the bid for Yahoo went south for Microsoft, however it sounds like they may start negotiations again in a few months…

]]> By: Staceyc http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html/comment-page-1#comment-32593 Staceyc Mon, 05 May 2008 13:41:11 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/05/xobni-yahoo-ballmer-deserves-a-raise.html#comment-32593 7MB?? is that all?? :) My 4 year old, single core is running it fine. I already see some value it in. My Outlook is becoming more and more my communications hub. With apps to help me update Facebook and Twitter from Outlook...I am wasting less time social networking..ok, that's a lie...it's MORE time, but it's what we're SUPPOSED to be doing, right?!?!?!?! 7MB?? is that all?? :) My 4 year old, single core is running it fine. I already see some value it in. My Outlook is becoming more and more my communications hub. With apps to help me update Facebook and Twitter from Outlook…I am wasting less time social networking..ok, that’s a lie…it’s MORE time, but it’s what we’re SUPPOSED to be doing, right?!?!?!?!

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