Comments on: Email From Steve Ballmer To All Microsoft Employees http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Microsoft molla la trattativa con Yahoo! | Blog Systems http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2312010 Microsoft molla la trattativa con Yahoo! | Blog Systems Tue, 20 May 2008 12:56:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2312010 [...] Ballmer dieci giorni fa ho percepito come i piani di Redmond siano piuttosto chiari, ribaditi nella lettera che il CEO di Microsoft ha scritto ai dipendenti [...] [...] Ballmer dieci giorni fa ho percepito come i piani di Redmond siano piuttosto chiari, ribaditi nella lettera che il CEO di Microsoft ha scritto ai dipendenti [...]

]]> By: The Declining Value Of Redundant News Content On The Web - Publishing 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2282240 The Declining Value Of Redundant News Content On The Web - Publishing 2.0 Thu, 08 May 2008 01:34:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2282240 [...] Arrington / TechCrunch: Email From Steve Ballmer To All Microsoft Employees — The following email was sent to all Microsoft employees from CEO Steve Ballmer at 5:17 pm PDT [...] [...] Arrington / TechCrunch: Email From Steve Ballmer To All Microsoft Employees — The following email was sent to all Microsoft employees from CEO Steve Ballmer at 5:17 pm PDT [...]

]]> By: Aswani http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2274435 Aswani Tue, 06 May 2008 11:04:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2274435 Well, Microsoft has done the right thing by quitting. Cheers to Microsoft !! Well, Microsoft has done the right thing by quitting. Cheers to Microsoft !!

]]> By: Leather Belts http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2268660 Leather Belts Mon, 05 May 2008 14:48:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2268660 Yahoo is a great company and it would be nice to see them continue to grow. I am glad Microsoft did not purchase Yahoo as this would have created a two company industry Microsoft and Google. At least right now we have three major companies in this industry. Most other companies of similar nature have faded down the ranks. I remember when Lycos, and AV were big players in the game and now look at them... When is the last time you saw an ad with the Lycos dog? :( It is definently right now a three company industry. I would love to see some new players come to the table and shoot up the ranks. Yahoo is a great company and it would be nice to see them continue to grow. I am glad Microsoft did not purchase Yahoo as this would have created a two company industry Microsoft and Google. At least right now we have three major companies in this industry. Most other companies of similar nature have faded down the ranks. I remember when Lycos, and AV were big players in the game and now look at them… When is the last time you saw an ad with the Lycos dog? :(

It is definently right now a three company industry. I would love to see some new players come to the table and shoot up the ranks.

]]> By: Sunny http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2266989 Sunny Mon, 05 May 2008 09:16:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2266989 So, do we have a Yahoo-Google deal in the making now? So, do we have a Yahoo-Google deal in the making now?

]]> By: What Now Yahoo? And What Now Microsoft? It’s Pretty Clear What Now Google… « SmoothSpan Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2264933 What Now Yahoo? And What Now Microsoft? It’s Pretty Clear What Now Google… « SmoothSpan Blog Mon, 05 May 2008 01:22:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2264933 [...] Ballmer’s letter to employees leaves the door open to pursue other partnerships and investments to realize the competitive avantages that come with scale.  Don’t be surprised if there isn’t more news at some point.  My own personal suggestion was that Amazon would make a better acquisition than Yahoo for a variety of reasons.  After all, Microsoft wants to own the cloud, and Amazon is rapidly selling lots for builders there.  Also, Ballmer is all dressed up and left at the altar.  He’ll be looking for another big date.  Who will it be?  MySpace?  AOL?  Someone else with scale?  $44B goes a long way.  A stumble from Facebook and it could land in the spider’s web. [...] [...] Ballmer’s letter to employees leaves the door open to pursue other partnerships and investments to realize the competitive avantages that come with scale.  Don’t be surprised if there isn’t more news at some point.  My own personal suggestion was that Amazon would make a better acquisition than Yahoo for a variety of reasons.  After all, Microsoft wants to own the cloud, and Amazon is rapidly selling lots for builders there.  Also, Ballmer is all dressed up and left at the altar.  He’ll be looking for another big date.  Who will it be?  MySpace?  AOL?  Someone else with scale?  $44B goes a long way.  A stumble from Facebook and it could land in the spider’s web. [...]

]]> By: » Microsoft Drops Plans To Buy Yahoo » InsideMicrosoft-part of the Blog News Channel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2263994 » Microsoft Drops Plans To Buy Yahoo » InsideMicrosoft-part of the Blog News Channel Sun, 04 May 2008 21:30:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2263994 [...] Here’s Steve Ballmer’s letter to Microsoft employees. [...] [...] Here’s Steve Ballmer’s letter to Microsoft employees. [...]

]]> By: Yahoo supporter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2263206 Yahoo supporter Sun, 04 May 2008 18:31:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2263206 I want Yahoo! to live for a long time to come, to innovate and to bring exciting products to users. It has great talent, sadly equally incompetent management. Yang is a good founder, but not a good CEO. Shareholder value should have been his first deliverable, which is clearly not the case. I dont know what is going to happen to MSFT or Goog. Yahoo is definately going to be cause of its own destruction! Good luck all Yahoo! I want Yahoo! to live for a long time to come, to innovate and to bring exciting products to users. It has great talent, sadly equally incompetent management. Yang is a good founder, but not a good CEO. Shareholder value should have been his first deliverable, which is clearly not the case.

I dont know what is going to happen to MSFT or Goog. Yahoo is definately going to be cause of its own destruction!
Good luck all Yahoo!

]]> By: ALSHAFT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262724 ALSHAFT Sun, 04 May 2008 16:50:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262724 Yang put his own ego ahead of the best interests of his company, and now everyone at Yahoo will suffer. Good going Jerry! Yang put his own ego ahead of the best interests of his company, and now everyone at Yahoo will suffer. Good going Jerry!

]]> By: Fabian Schonholz http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262447 Fabian Schonholz Sun, 04 May 2008 15:53:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262447 This is a very inspirational email from Ballmer. Well written. If indeed Yahoo is to go at it independent, I am very happy. But please, get your innovation machine going. This is a very inspirational email from Ballmer. Well written. If indeed Yahoo is to go at it independent, I am very happy. But please, get your innovation machine going.

]]> By: Planet Lowyat http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262359 Planet Lowyat Sun, 04 May 2008 15:32:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262359 yapeee..... yapeee…..

]]> By: okinawa http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262278 okinawa Sun, 04 May 2008 15:14:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262278 He sounds like a broken record. M$ is toast. Google rules the web. He sounds like a broken record. M$ is toast. Google rules the web.

]]> By: dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262192 dave Sun, 04 May 2008 14:54:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262192 Funny, not a word on Vista in Ballmer's e-mail (as in: "One of our great products"). MS must really be leaving the OS market then (which is, in all honesty, a great thing for the rest of us). Funny, not a word on Vista in Ballmer’s e-mail (as in: “One of our great products”). MS must really be leaving the OS market then (which is, in all honesty, a great thing for the rest of us).

]]> By: Him http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262161 Him Sun, 04 May 2008 14:47:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2262161 Michael, this is awesome. by the way, how'd you get your hands on the email? Michael,

this is awesome.

by the way, how’d you get your hands on the email?

]]> By: Microsoft retira la oferta de compra de Yahoo! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2261796 Microsoft retira la oferta de compra de Yahoo! Sun, 04 May 2008 13:21:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2261796 [...] en otra carta a los empleados, Ballmer menciona tener la confianza de que van a lograr sus metas en el tema publicitario y online [...] [...] en otra carta a los empleados, Ballmer menciona tener la confianza de que van a lograr sus metas en el tema publicitario y online [...]

]]> By: dobersch.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2261527 dobersch.com Sun, 04 May 2008 12:17:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2261527 <strong>Kein Microhoo - Steve Ballmer sagt ab...</strong> Wie aus zuverlässiger Quelle zu erfahren ist, wird es die Übernahme von Yahoo durch Microsoft vorerst nicht geben. Der Redmonder Software-Konzern hat also sein Übernahme-Angebot nicht erhöht und stattdessen abgesagt. Das ist einerse... Kein Microhoo - Steve Ballmer sagt ab…

Wie aus zuverlässiger Quelle zu erfahren ist, wird es die Übernahme von Yahoo durch Microsoft vorerst nicht geben. Der Redmonder Software-Konzern hat also sein Übernahme-Angebot nicht erhöht und stattdessen abgesagt.
Das ist einerse…

]]> By: Chris W. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2261487 Chris W. Sun, 04 May 2008 12:08:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2261487 Yahoo! will benefit in the short term if they outsource search to Google, but can't believe it will solve their problems long-term. But let's see if they can even work together with their combined market share on search. Yahoo! will benefit in the short term if they outsource search to Google, but can’t believe it will solve their problems long-term. But let’s see if they can even work together with their combined market share on search.

]]> By: Microsoft verzichtet (vorerst) auf Übernahme von Yahoo! » Beitrag » zweinull.cc http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2261174 Microsoft verzichtet (vorerst) auf Übernahme von Yahoo! » Beitrag » zweinull.cc Sun, 04 May 2008 10:56:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2261174 [...] und andere Akquisitionen zur Verfügung, die bisher für den Kauf von Yahoo! eingeplant waren. In einer E-Mail an die Microsoft-Angestellten gibt CEO Steve Ballmer das langfristige Ziel der Redmonder [...] [...] und andere Akquisitionen zur Verfügung, die bisher für den Kauf von Yahoo! eingeplant waren. In einer E-Mail an die Microsoft-Angestellten gibt CEO Steve Ballmer das langfristige Ziel der Redmonder [...]

]]> By: Miguel Olfindo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2260389 Miguel Olfindo Sun, 04 May 2008 07:45:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2260389 Now that there are less "captains" at Yahoo!'s ship, it might be easier to steer. This will be exciting to watch! Now that there are less “captains” at Yahoo!’s ship, it might be easier to steer. This will be exciting to watch!

]]> By: deeps http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259701 deeps Sun, 04 May 2008 04:53:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259701 finally, losers are the y! Shareholders finally, losers are the y! Shareholders

]]> By: Microsoft/Yahoo: Summary Of Today’s News & Bonus Gillmor Gang http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259673 Microsoft/Yahoo: Summary Of Today’s News & Bonus Gillmor Gang Sun, 04 May 2008 04:45:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259673 [...] Email From Steve Ballmer To All Microsoft Employees: Leaked email from Steve Ballmer to all Microsoft employees that we got our hands on. He explains the deal news to the troops. [...] [...] Email From Steve Ballmer To All Microsoft Employees: Leaked email from Steve Ballmer to all Microsoft employees that we got our hands on. He explains the deal news to the troops. [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Dernière minute: Microsoft annule l'offre faite à Yahoo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259664 TechCrunch en français » Dernière minute: Microsoft annule l'offre faite à Yahoo Sun, 04 May 2008 04:41:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259664 [...] Ballmer a envoyé un mail aux employés de Microsoft. Un extrait: Malgré nos efforts Yahoo! n’a toujours pas accepté notre offre. [...] [...] Ballmer a envoyé un mail aux employés de Microsoft. Un extrait: Malgré nos efforts Yahoo! n’a toujours pas accepté notre offre. [...]

]]> By: Destacadas: Microsoft tira la toalla - ALT1040 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259569 Destacadas: Microsoft tira la toalla - ALT1040 Sun, 04 May 2008 04:11:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259569 [...] ha enviado un mail a sus empleados explicando lo ocurrido y poniendo la estrategia sobre la mesa: mejorar lo que tienen, innovar y [...] [...] ha enviado un mail a sus empleados explicando lo ocurrido y poniendo la estrategia sobre la mesa: mejorar lo que tienen, innovar y [...]

]]> By: tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » Microsoft and Yahoo deal is over. Who wins and who loses? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259495 tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » Microsoft and Yahoo deal is over. Who wins and who loses? Sun, 04 May 2008 03:50:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259495 [...] TechCrunch was the first to report the break in negotiations - I wonder how Mike can know so fast… or do they edit the posting time? Just kidding… -. Mike’s post was updated to include the letter of Steve Ballmer to Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang. TechCrunch also publishes the email of Steve Ballmer to his employees. [...] [...] TechCrunch was the first to report the break in negotiations - I wonder how Mike can know so fast… or do they edit the posting time? Just kidding… -. Mike’s post was updated to include the letter of Steve Ballmer to Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang. TechCrunch also publishes the email of Steve Ballmer to his employees. [...]

]]> By: Bryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259379 Bryan Sun, 04 May 2008 03:16:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/email-from-steve-ballmer-to-all-microsoft-employees/#comment-2259379 One step forward, one step back. Personally I think its wise that MS has withdrawn its bid for Yahoo. Big mergers tend to fail more often than they succeed, as best I can tell. But I think it's silly that MS continues to persue the search-driven advertising market. Fundamentally, MS just isn't an advertising company (and make no mistake, that's what Google is), and hasn't got what it takes to make more than an also-ran effort in this arena. MS should continue to expand on their innate strength: making computing accessible and relevant to the mass markets of users & developers. That's Windows, Office, Sharepoint, Visual Studio, Exchange, other apps and backends which perform useful work for individuals and companies. Or new apps (in the same vein) like PhotoSynth. MS can put these into the desktop individual app model or the web-based model as the market demands, and let Google sell ads alongside. Persue synergy with Google rather than hostile competition with them! Somehow this idea that 'Google is big and innovative, MS is big and innovative, therefor they must duel to the death', pushed by pundits, has infected Ballmer. It's a mistake for him and for MS. Ultimately I think Ballmer will be replaced by someone who realizes the basic folly of the idea. One step forward, one step back.

Personally I think its wise that MS has withdrawn its bid for Yahoo. Big mergers tend to fail more often than they succeed, as best I can tell.

But I think it’s silly that MS continues to persue the search-driven advertising market. Fundamentally, MS just isn’t an advertising company (and make no mistake, that’s what Google is), and hasn’t got what it takes to make more than an also-ran effort in this arena.

MS should continue to expand on their innate strength: making computing accessible and relevant to the mass markets of users & developers. That’s Windows, Office, Sharepoint, Visual Studio, Exchange, other apps and backends which perform useful work for individuals and companies. Or new apps (in the same vein) like PhotoSynth. MS can put these into the desktop individual app model or the web-based model as the market demands, and let Google sell ads alongside. Persue synergy with Google rather than hostile competition with them!

Somehow this idea that ‘Google is big and innovative, MS is big and innovative, therefor they must duel to the death’, pushed by pundits, has infected Ballmer. It’s a mistake for him and for MS. Ultimately I think Ballmer will be replaced by someone who realizes the basic folly of the idea.

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