Actually, there's very little mention of it in Google News. If such a purchase imminent, I think it would grab a lot of headlines. And $50 billion is an awful lot of money.Originally Posted by Dark Tranquility
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Actually, there's very little mention of it in Google News. If such a purchase imminent, I think it would grab a lot of headlines. And $50 billion is an awful lot of money.
Just because Microsoft buy Facebook it doesn't stop being Facebook. The terms of service will still be the same.
I am certainly no legal expert, but if Microsoft want to change the conditions that people agreed to when they signed up they can't just change them.
Just look at what happened recently when Facebook made some changes concerning retention of photos and data.
What exactly is it that you think Microsoft will do with the data from Facebook that Facebook aren't already doing themselves?
Who said anything about changing user agreements?
Ask Microsoft's army of attorneys.What exactly is it that you think Microsoft will do with the data from Facebook that Facebook aren't already doing themselves?
But your questions are probably moot. I'm inclined to agree with others who have suggested that this story is baloney. I'll go out on a limb and guess that Microsoft is not planning on purchasing Facebook.
For someone who's constantly going on about microsofts problems, you're extemely unwilling to give any evidence of it.
For a start, you're talking about microsoft being corrupt... Yet when asked to give ANY evidence on this you refer to it as doing homework. Not really, you make a point, you'd better back it up or you'll look like the joke you're appearing as right now.
Any sites that I've found against microsoft to the extend of accusing them of corruption are poorly written, with lack of evidence and the authors seem to have some paranoia.
Jake Arkinstall
"Sometimes you don't need to reinvent the wheel;
Sometimes its enough to make that wheel more rounded"-Molona
The whole point I was making was that Microsoft (or anybody who ever bought Facebook) cannot do anything with your datathat Facebook can't already do without changing the user agreement.
You seem to suggest that Microsoft cannot be trusted with Facebook's data without giving any evidence to back up your point. So I ask you again: what do you think Microsoft would do with data from Facebook that Facebook cannot already do itself?
I guess you are talking about geosite's Google Knol article on Bill Gates
Here, but not elsewhere. It's really hard to discuss Microsoft's corruption without getting into politics. If you check the rules, you'll see that politics isn't a topic that's allowed here.
Nevertheless, many, if not most, people who visit here are generally aware of what I'm talking about. Those who are ten or twenty years behind on current events write things like this...
If you think accusing Microsoft of corruption is paranoid, then you really need to avoid this topic. LOTS of corporations have been accused of corruption, including Apple and Google, which rank far lower on the list than Microsoft.Any sites that I've found against microsoft to the extend of accusing them of corruption are poorly written, with lack of evidence and the authors seem to have some paranoia.
No, I'm merely asking for anything to back it up - a simple link. PM it to me if it's too political.
And, for the record, I was refering to all the material I've found, nothing in particular.
Jake Arkinstall
"Sometimes you don't need to reinvent the wheel;
Sometimes its enough to make that wheel more rounded"-Molona
Is it really that hard to figure out? Type Microsoft + corruption into Google (2,680,000 hits) or try Bill Gates + corruption (877,000 hits). Try searching for Microsoft + lawsuits, or check out some of the many anti-Microsoft websites. I wrote my Google Knol as a challenge to Wikipedia, whose Bill Gates' account is remarkably sanitized. Nevertheless, you can learn a little about Microsoft corruption on some of Wikipedia's articles. It's no big secret.
I sent you a PM with some other links, but you could spend a lifetime just sorting through all the Google hits.
They're gunna be very biased and incorrect. I'm looking for news articles, stuff from trusted websites.check out some of the many anti-Microsoft websites
Jake Arkinstall
"Sometimes you don't need to reinvent the wheel;
Sometimes its enough to make that wheel more rounded"-Molona
apple + corruption (2,470,00 hits)
steve jobs + corruption (363,000 hits)
apple + lawsuits (3,210,000 hits)
Now I have to ask, what does the number of hits have to do with anything? Do they determine the validity of the information?
Microsoft is watched like a hawk, do you know how quickly they would get into serious trouble if they did anything illegal with your information?
It’s pointless to argue with this guy with proofs and reasoning. He’ll deny and badmouth it no matter how valid your argument is.
I just browsed a few of his links. It seems he runs handful of hatred campaigns against people/institutions from his websites. It seems he hates just about anything and takes special pride in hating Bill Gates and Microsoft. He calls it an achievement. No doubt he'd go to any length to make his case no matter how ludicrous the underlying reasoning is. And It’s not very hard to deduce from the state of his websites that he has very limited knowledge about the Web. It’s just not worth your while to mess with him.
http://www.david-blomstrom.org/
He ran for some public office six times but was never elected. That’s why he feels the entire world is corrupt.
http://www.david-blomstrom.org/Activism/
Just not worth your while, I tell you.
If you can't understand something as simple as that, then there's no point in continuing this conversation. In fact, this will be my last post on this thread.
The truth is out there for anyone who really wants to know. It's scattered across the Internet on thousands of websites - from anti-M$ sites which Arkinstall doesn't trust to news sites he apparently doesn't read to sites that have posted legal records. You can also learn something from the attitudes towards Microsoft one encounters everywhere. Or you could use a little logic: Why is Microsoft spending hundreds of millions of dollars to rehabilitate its image?
Anyway, this will all be lost on you, but anyone else who reads this thread and has an open mind is welcome to take a look. Like I said, you can spend a lifetime exploring all those Google hits alone. If you have any specific questions, you can send me a PM.
In the meantime, there's really no need for all the Microsofties to get so worked up. As several people have suggested, it's very unlikely that Microsoft is going to fork over $50 billion for Facebook. Even an honest, trustworthy corporation wouldn't spend that kind of money on a social website like that.
Yes its not like a trustworthy corporation like Google would spend huge amounts of money on a social website like YouTube... oh wait.
The first 9 results for "Microsoft + corruption" are about fixing corrupted files.
Businesses advertise. Microsoft is a business.
There's a big difference between $1.65 billion and $50 billion though.Yes its not like a trustworthy corporation like Google would spend huge amounts of money on a social website like YouTube... oh wait.
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True but the number is kind of irrelevant here, it’s more about the fact that a business with a big pile of money are willing to throw their cash at a social networking website.
Is that ture?
I used facebook every day, but i never see the benefit, and it not very expedite to use
Wow. I don't think facebook is worth $50B?! IMO, I guess it will be best to stay that way. That Google, Yahoo and MSN won't use their money to buy facebook. I think maintaining facebook the way they are right now is good enough.
I am sure if someone or if one of these major SEs, buy Facebook, it will surely change the way it is right now.
so... why do you use it every day? just stop!!!
I don't believe Microsoft will buy Facebook... they both totally different... Facebook is have more information on personal information.. and Microsoft has all about software ... I'm thinking how they would match with Microsoft.
Microsoft already has a $240 million investment in Facebook, so there's clearly a match of some type already.
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Is all this hoo-haa just because its microsoft involved?
yes someone like google or yahoo would raise eyebrows spending that kind of cash on a website, but are people getting up in arms because thier personal detail wil get sold to the highest bidder (apparently)
Surely you'd need a business to have been running for a few more years than Facebook has before considering buying it for that kind of money. Why don't they buy twitter instead
$50 BILLION ?? Thats a heck of alot of money for a website.
How much revenue does Facebook generate per month/year?
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