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 Saturday, February 02, 2008

Microsoft's Offer to Yahoo


Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo for $44.6bn in cash and/or shares. "We dont have any other option" must be the answer from Bill Gates in Microsoft's Board of Directors meeting. They are offering nearly 62% more from Yahoo 's Thursday(31-Jan-2008) closing price. Just see the graph below plotted against Microsoft, Yahoo, Google and Dow Jones, Nasdaq for the past 5 years.

Google Vs Microsoft Vs Yahoo & NASDAQ, DOW

 

We can very easily say that Googles' stock has increased very high than its rival(s).

Below, is the Microsoft’s letter to the board of directors at Yahoo, proposing to buy the company.

But its something similar to HP-Compaq Vs Dell - Though its not so equal in any means though. But the deal might workout like that.

2/2/2008 7:13:23 PM UTC  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [0]   
 Thursday, January 31, 2008

.Net 3.5

The new .Net Framework is 3.5. Even it comes with Visual Studio 2008, with which can start developing applications. Still I could see people thinking .Net 3.5 is a new Framework with new Architecture(s).

Unlike .Net 2.0 & .Net 1.1, .Net 2.0, 3.0 & 3.5 are closed integrated. We can tell .Net 2.0 is a subset of .Net 3.0 which in turn is a subset of .Net 3.5!

.Net 3.5

1/31/2008 6:17:17 PM UTC  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [0]   
 Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Am not so superstitious, yet once in a blue moon at least few incidents will happen to prove that am of the above sort.

On 15th Jan 2008 I planned to return from my native to Chennai after long leave for pongal. I was doing some thing or the other that I forgot totally about my return ticket; “yeah I haven’t taken a printout yet!!!!!”  said to myself. Forced with an urge to get the work done as soon as possible kicked my bike vigorously. As and when I tried pushing my bike forward a cat crossed my way across...Ahhh...What a bad indication?? “Never mind!!!” I started my bike with full speed, after going few yards forward; my friend Senthil Raja called me and told he has taken the printout… Patting my self I thought “So cat crossing our way is not a bad sign here onwards!!!”… That day night I and my friend Guna traveled to Salem to catch our train. When cross checking with the tickets I came to know, ours was on the same day early morning 12’o clock, which according to us previous day night!!!!!!a stupid misconception!!!!!!

Actuall reason was I booked 8 train tickets on that day, as that day was the opening day (60 days) so some confusion... Even though we managed to get a private Omni Bus, I was really thinking why this happened to me, and not for the others I booked the tickets ;-)

So, is this due to the effect of that cunning cat which crossed my way???

Its been a year that I posted to this section. But the stupidity was one of the biggest!!!

1/29/2008 7:12:38 PM UTC  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [0]   
 Tuesday, December 18, 2007

IQ Games

IQ Games

Its long since, I have played IQ based games. I haven't played it many times, but I liked it.

  • 2 Police , 5 Thief and 1 house game
  • 1 witch, 1 pretty girl and 1 prince
  • One boat, 4 People, 1 saint and one Cannibal.

In this row, I found a new game from Farghana's River IQ Link. If you are really in a tight work, take this for a break. IQ-Test category tagged by Wordpress is good.

IQ Games

12/18/2007 4:37:28 PM UTC  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [0]   
 Saturday, November 24, 2007

Nokia 5310 Express Music

Nokia 5310

Bought a new Nokia 5310 Express Music two weeks back. Awesome for the price. Will be posting about this in few days!!

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 Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Windows Live Ids

Get a brand new Windows Live ID

Get your Windows Live ID here soon!!

Live.com site is up and running for more than a year I think. Now Microsoft is giving email Ids with @live.com

Windows Live Quick Switch Guide (TIPS)

The main advantage is that you can link your existing @hotmail.com or @MSN.com or @passport.com to this. Instead of having something like username1308@hotmail.comname.2005@msn.com  etc., you can have yourname@live.com

All the service like your MSN/Hotmail Messenger, mail etc., can be linked so you will maitain only one ID that is yourID@Live.com Id

Get it sooooon here.

11/20/2007 2:47:02 PM UTC  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [0]