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pjzedalis on Nov 24, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft looking to buy Yahoo again

Everyone is missing the point. If Microsoft buys Yahoo they now control three very large IM networks: Windows Live (MSN), Yahoo, and Skype.

medinism on Nov 24, 2011 [–]

Agreed with this comments. but I am not sure what is that worth. is not like people spend a lot of time on any of those networks, ie not monetizable, and amount of utility they provide vs. FB is diminishing

pjzedalis on Nov 24, 2011 | [–]

Remember that Microsoft has part ownership of Facebook and Skype video chat is integrated into Facebook.

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