# Yahoo & Microsoft partnership :( **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 29, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278 "2009-07-29T06:36:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/1 "2009-07-29T06:36:59Z")
[http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090729-711252.html](http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090729-711252.html) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/2 "2009-07-29T06:43:09Z")
saw this on CNN. I really despise M$ ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/3 "2009-07-29T06:49:43Z")
why the ☹ ? Yahoo search sucked balls. Anything that slows down google becoming skylab is ok with me. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/4 "2009-07-29T06:53:11Z")
Microsoft destroys companies… Yahoo was fighting this for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![dezod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dezod/32/7467_2.png) [@dezod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dezod)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/5 "2009-07-29T06:56:38Z")
Time to change my homepage ---
**Author:** ![Mankthetank19](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mankthetank19/32/5295_2.png) [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/6 "2009-07-29T07:06:06Z")
I use yahoo as my IE homepage and Google as my FireFox one. I was hoping for Yahoo to continue the fight against Microsoft. I am more concerned about what job opportunities Yahoo will bring to WNY. I can just imagine the resume dump on that place. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/7 "2009-07-29T07:08:25Z")
not very many of them, unless you happen to be a server. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/8 "2009-07-29T07:14:44Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > not very many of them, unless you happen to be a server. Not to mention people with the specific skill sets they’re looking for are not in Buffalo. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/9 "2009-07-29T08:16:54Z")
Bing did take over yahoo search so it may be a decent idea to get the best developers together and work on going after google. Just a lot of people (like me) are loyal to google. ---
**Author:** ![Mankthetank19](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mankthetank19/32/5295_2.png) [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/10 "2009-07-29T08:19:10Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Not to mention people with the specific skill sets they’re looking for are not in Buffalo. Agree but you never know. ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/11 "2009-07-29T08:35:40Z")
Yahoo has a search engine? /s ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/12 "2009-07-29T08:45:42Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > why the ☹ ? Yahoo search sucked balls. Anything that slows down google becoming skylab is ok with me. Whats your beef with google? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/13 "2009-07-29T09:13:37Z")
nothing, I love google. I use them for my search. But anything with no real competition gets stagnant. They keep venturing into a billion different areas and they might lose focus on their core competencies. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/14 "2009-07-29T09:34:27Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > nothing, I love google. I use them for my search. But anything with no real competition gets stagnant. They keep venturing into a billion different areas and they might lose focus on their core competencies. I thought this would have happened last year or this year maybe, but their company mission seems to be surprising themselves more than their users. I agree though, competition is key. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/15 "2009-07-29T09:34:37Z")
Its SkyNET you silly human. Get it right. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/16 "2009-07-29T09:43:36Z")
Oh right. Skylab was a space station from before I was born. :picard: ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yahoo-microsoft-partnership/71278/17 "2009-07-29T09:50:38Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > Its SkyNET you silly human. Get it right. Lmao… I figured he was referencing a “big brother” situation or something lol… but this response was hilarious.