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0 pointsproduct5012y ago0 comments

This was 6 years back. When probably Terry Semel or Jerry Yang were at Yahoo!

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Makes you wonder about some of Microsoft's undisclosed intentions when Yahoo! was a suitor[1] given what happened when/after Skype[2] entered Microsoft's fold. Though the credible timeline[3] given suggests that Yahoo! may have already been forced to capitulate.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Yahoo!#Acquisition_a...

[2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-co...

[3] http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/07/microsoft-has-fed-p...

socillion12y ago

If you're going to bash Microsoft, at least find an accurate point to build your case on. Skype was added to the PRISM program 8 months before being acquired by Microsoft in 2011, and was looking into how to cooperate with wiretaps since 2008 under Project Chess.

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igravious12y ago

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Yahoo!#Acquisition_a...

[2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-co...

[3] http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/06/07/microsoft-has-fed-p...

socillion12y ago

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