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Who Will Join Microsoft in the Portal Wars?
madman writes "In the light of the recent changes in the search war, like the Google/Dell partnership and eBay/Yahoo! alliance, Microsoft is facing a complicated question: Who are they going to ally with? Will they try to face the competition alone?"
Wouldn't it make sense for MS to pay more attention to its core products before it goes hunting? There is not a lot of point in catching a big beast when the log cabin is burning down.
I think this is where Microsoft's prior behaviour comes back to haunt them. When Microsoft partners with anyone, it is (from their viewpoint) a short term marriage of convenience to be discarded the moment they think they can make a buck by shafting their "partner". If I had a valuable Internet property, the last thing I would consider is letting Microsoft get its fingers on it. You may think you have good lawyers, but Microsoft has played the game too long.
Doesn't anyonre remember the last portal wars?
They were won by a company that didn't provide a portal, just a simple search service that let people find what they want.
People don't want a "portal"... they just want to find what they are looking for quickly.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
...who doesn't actually care?
As long as there is good competition, and I can get decent products/services because of it, I honestly don't care. I am sure plenty of you will disagree, but that's just my take on it.
Don't you just hate it when people reply to your signature?