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By now the iPad has established itself as a solid IMT (Internet Media Tablet), and ranks at the top of the list in customer satisfaction. Other than just browsing the web, if you use it daily to check your Yahoo! emails too, then let’s just say that the company is kind enough to launch an iPad-optimized website for http://mail.yahoo.com, a.k.a. Yahoo! mail. Thanks to HTML 5, which takes your Yahoo! mail experience (on the iPad) to a whole new level.
In an effort to compete with the undisputed search king Google, Microsoft and Yahoo finally solidifies their 10 year search deal. And there’s a good reason for it. As per a Net Applications report, Google actually accounted for a massive 85% of all the searches performed on the internet. On a comparative scale Yahoo and Microsoft account for less than 10% when combined. That’s not just bad, its pathetic!
Yahoo now has a new CEO, Carol Bartz. She is the former CEO of the flagship computer-aided design software company, AutoDesk. She is also the one who transformed AutoDesk into a $1.5 billion company. Reputed to be extremely proactive, Carol Bartz is credited with instituting Autodesk’s “3F” or “fail-fast forward” concept. Bartz is also in Cisco and Intel boards.
Even though Microsoft had gone as far as a ‘hostile takeover’ for Yahoo a few months back, things have changed. Steve Ballmer says, “We have moved on”. Yahoo still is the world’s most popular internet portal and is officially the world’s most heavily trafficked website (not Google). But, what can I say Jerry…dude, this is what happens when you throw away 45 billion dollars. Better luck next time.
The optimized version of Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista will no longer be developed by Yahoo. Messenger for Vista was one of the earliest ‘Vista-centric’ programs in the market.
“Moving forward we encourage Vista users to download our full-featured Yahoo Messenger 9.0 client, which is compatible with XP and Vista,” Yahoo’s Karlsten said. He also said, “This decision will help Yahoo increase efficiencies and deliver one consistent, full-featured solution for Windows users–whether they are using XP or Vista.”
