Could (and should) Microsoft buy Twitter?

[JMH]

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.

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Could (and should) Microsoft buy Twitter? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

 

[electrotune1200]

Nope. It's just a fad. Just like Myspace and Facebook. The next new thing always comes along.

 

[valtonray]

im sure MS could buy Twitter, but i dont think they should. what purpose would it have for them?

 

[arkhi]

World domination?

 

[Win7User512]

im sure MS could buy Twitter, but i dont think they should. what purpose would it have for them?

My thoughts, too.

Bill G. is already on there...so...what would be the point? Perhaps to turn it into some moneymaking operation?

 

[LeeMan]

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

 

[smarteyeball]

Nope. It's just a fad. Just like Myspace and Facebook. The next new thing always comes along.

They are still going strong...

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.

 

[captainjy]

Nope. It's just a fad. Just like Myspace and Facebook. The next new thing always comes along.

You read too many public opinion articles. As social as people are, Twitter will continue growing and rolling out new services and features to an already simple and very basic system. Personally, I can live without Facebook, but Twitter is a very huge resource for socializing, information and news that will be a very large part of the Internet for a very long time, IMO.

 

[Brian6121990]

why not? microsoft owns hotmail/msn, they got their own xbox 360 console, why not have a social networking site
microsoft vs google

 

[Al Fairclough]

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.

 

[Shade]

Well in all honesty, Twitter and Facebook have been on the rise. Various companies are using these resources as a means to interact with the public. For example, did anyone know that Xbox Support has a Twitter account for those too lazy to call those outsourced customer support employees, who hardly speak english? That is amazing to me, I can now say I have seen it all. While Twitter is a seemingly basic system, it has garnered a LOT of attention. Celebrities are using them to interact with their fans, and cable networks offer 24/7 program updates. It would be a wise investment, or it could end up being extremely fatal. They should focus on their upcoming and newly released projects before thinking about getting involved with a new venture.

 

[Lebon14]

I hate the social networks. So, that has a weight on what I'll be saying...

Can Microsoft buy Twitter? Yes, I'm pretty sure they can buy it.
Should Microsoft buy Twitter? No because I fear that if they buy they'll integrate it to the Windows Live service which I only use for chatting and e-mails. Also, I have this philosophy that if someone calls me at home and that I do not answer, they just have to try to call later. I'm not at home that's it, that's all. That is why I :
1. don't have a cellphone/smart phone (Yes, yes, you read well).
2. don't use microblugging (Twitter). I don't want people around the globe to know what I'm doing.

That said, if Microsoft buy Twitter, that could mean that I'll stop to use their service because they'll probably want to integrate it to their other services.

 

[Staple Head]

microsour buys twitter and merges it with bing.........

the new site to be call bitter.............

bitter, where useless searches are combined with useless texting.