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| 04 Mar 2010 | #1 |
| | Could (and should) Microsoft buy Twitter? Quote: A number of Web pundits have suggested during the past year-plus that Microsoft should buy Twitter. (An equal number have advocated for Google to buy the company and save it from Microsoft’s clutches.) Would a Microsoft buy — if Twitter’s founders ever entertained such an idea — make sense for the Redmondians? CEO Steve Ballmer said this week that he’s not convinced such a move would make sense for Microsoft. But he didn’t say Microsoft hadn’t considered such a move or that it might not in the future. Search Engine Land Editor-in-Chief Danny Sullivan had a chance to quiz Ballmer about all things search-related during a March 2 Search and Marketing Expo West (SMX) keynote. Could (and should) Microsoft buy Twitter? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com |
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| 04 Mar 2010 | #2 |
| | Nope. It's just a fad. Just like Myspace and Facebook. The next new thing always comes along. |
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| 04 Mar 2010 | #3 |
| | im sure MS could buy Twitter, but i dont think they should. what purpose would it have for them? |
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| 04 Mar 2010 | #4 |
| | World domination? |
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Quote: Originally Posted by valtonray  im sure MS could buy Twitter, but i dont think they should. what purpose would it have for them? Bill G. is already on there...so...what would be the point? Perhaps to turn it into some moneymaking operation? |
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| 04 Mar 2010 | #6 |
| | Well... To be honest, I really think Microsoft shouldn't. The reason for this is because Microsoft have enough everything. Please do not get me wrong but Twitter would be another task on Microsoft's To-Do list. - Lee |
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| 05 Mar 2010 | #7 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by electrotune1200 Nope. It's just a fad. Just like Myspace and Facebook. The next new thing always comes along.  Twitter was the new fad. I think MS should buy it. It's one of the quicker ways to kill it... or save it from Google's clutches. |
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| 07 Mar 2010 | #8 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by electrotune1200 Nope. It's just a fad. Just like Myspace and Facebook. The next new thing always comes along. |
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| 07 Mar 2010 | #9 |
| | why not? microsoft owns hotmail/msn, they got their own xbox 360 console, why not have a social networking site  microsoft vs google |
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| 07 Mar 2010 | #10 |
| | One of the problems of the corporate world today is lack of focus. We have food stores selling motor oil, gas stations selling milk and pharmacies selling everything. I can't help but feel that the net result is a descent into mediocrity. Microsoft as mentioned, has Hotmail and MSN, both of which compliment a software manufacturer by providing some basic tools to stay informed and browse the web. To add Twitter to the mix is akin to selling popcorn at an auto parts store - You could, but why would you want to? Now, I'll admit that I am biased against social networking in general, which I consider to be the equivalent of organized spam, where 99.9% of the content is nothing short of rambling inanities, in my opinion. I think that Microsoft would do well to concentrate on what it does best and leave the 'fluff' to others. |
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