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Yahoo Deal Is Big, but Is It the Next Big Thing?

Posted by Soulskill on from the keeping-up-with-the-googses dept.

mattsgotredhair brings us a NYTimes article discussing how Microsoft's bid for Yahoo contrasts against one of the core philosophies of Silicon Valley: looking forward. From the Times: "Microsoft may see Yahoo as its last best chance to catch up. But for all its size and ambition, the bid has not been greeted with enthusiasm. That may be because Silicon Valley favors bottom-up innovation instead of growth by acquisition. The region's investment money and brain power are tuned to start-ups that can anticipate the next big thing rather than chase the last one. 'This is the very nature of the Valley,' said Jim Breyer of the venture capital firm Accel Partners. 'After very strong growth, businesses by definition start to slow as competition increases and young creative start-ups begin to attack the incumbents.'"

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  1. wrong city by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That may be because Silicon Valley favors bottom-up innovation

    No, that's San Francisco.

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  2. What about Google? by aussie_a · · Score: 5, Funny

    That may be because Silicon Valley favors bottom-up innovation instead of growth by acquisition This explains why Google is so unpopular in Silicon Valley.
  3. Lewis Black's take on this ... by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Steve Ballmer must be looking at this from Lewis Black's perspective:

    We need to build a big fuckin' thing. I don't care what it is, so long as it's big ... and it's a fuckin' thing!

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  4. Re:Is this slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean a steady diet of internet news doesn't make me an expert? I want a refund!

  5. Can you say bye bye Balmer by MrCopilot · · Score: 3, Funny
    Ballmer, 51, has presided over a 44 percent drop in Microsoft shares since taking over as CEO in January 2000.

    Heck of a job, Balmy!

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    1. Re:Can you say bye bye Balmer by moosesocks · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ballmer, 51, has presided over a 44 percent drop in Microsoft shares since taking over as CEO in January 2000.



      Heck of a job, Balmy!

      Well, I mean..... office chairs aren't exactly cheap.
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  6. Re:I really do not get it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    omg walloftext