Comments on: Plante has a woody over Yahoo! and Zimbra http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/ For the Geek in Everyone Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:07:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: flemo http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11882 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:57:46 +0000 http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11882 Do you mean to suggest that he is a fake? Do you mean to suggest that he is a fake?

]]> by: adam http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11880 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:14:11 +0000 http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11880 Be advised. Fake Plante is an impostor. Be advised. Fake Plante is an impostor.

]]> by: RickDink http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11868 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:35:15 +0000 http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11868 Zimbra may well benefit from this - think money in hand - has Yahoo had any track record of being able to focus and make things work with many of the other acquisitions? So how much did Plante make on this and knowing that Yahoo cannot afford to leave Zimbra without a monetization model - what do you suggest. Ooh ooh - I know lets sell it to Google. Zimbra may well benefit from this - think money in hand - has Yahoo had any track record of being able to focus and make things work with many of the other acquisitions?

So how much did Plante make on this and knowing that Yahoo cannot afford to leave Zimbra without a monetization model - what do you suggest.

Ooh ooh - I know lets sell it to Google.

]]> by: Fake Plante http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11864 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:17:11 +0000 http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11864 Tis true. Everyone knows I loves me some Yahoo! and have been a big fan of Zimbra so I set up a bit of a get-together between the two. A few (hundred) beers later (plus a couple of my favorite gals from the strip club) we had an agreement. Very exciting. I would have told you guys but you would have teased me anyway so why give you the satisfaction...screw you! Go Yang! Tis true. Everyone knows I loves me some Yahoo! and have been a big fan of Zimbra so I set up a bit of a get-together between the two. A few (hundred) beers later (plus a couple of my favorite gals from the strip club) we had an agreement. Very exciting. I would have told you guys but you would have teased me anyway so why give you the satisfaction…screw you! Go Yang!

]]> by: adam http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11863 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:55:18 +0000 http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11863 While I do give the thumbs up to Zimbra (and on a good day, two thumbs up), I am not sure that the purchase is a good thing. We'll have to wait and see. From a financial point of view, Zimbra seems to benefit. Also the claim is that the open source Zimbra isn't going anywhere. I am cautious though. The Q and A also states the usual 'Business as usual' and 'we remain committed to our current clients' puffery that goes along with this sort of thing. Those of us who have been around during acquisitions have heard all of this before. There was also mention in the Q and A of 'additional monetization models to our partners'. What happens when open source conflicts with new monetization models? While I do give the thumbs up to Zimbra (and on a good day, two thumbs up), I am not sure that the purchase is a good thing. We’ll have to wait and see. From a financial point of view, Zimbra seems to benefit. Also the claim is that the open source Zimbra isn’t going anywhere.

I am cautious though. The Q and A also states the usual ‘Business as usual’ and ‘we remain committed to our current clients’ puffery that goes along with this sort of thing. Those of us who have been around during acquisitions have heard all of this before. There was also mention in the Q and A of ‘additional monetization models to our partners’. What happens when open source conflicts with new monetization models?

]]> by: flemo http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11862 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:40:35 +0000 http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11862 I think we all mistakingly assumed... I think we all mistakingly assumed…

]]> by: rand http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11860 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:32:41 +0000 http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11860 Zimbra? Isn't that Plante's new masturbatory device? He's been locked in his room screaming 'Yahoo!' and 'Zimbra!' all week. I just assumed... Zimbra? Isn’t that Plante’s new masturbatory device? He’s been locked in his room screaming ‘Yahoo!’ and ‘Zimbra!’ all week. I just assumed…

]]> by: drdrew http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11858 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:27:38 +0000 http://www.bestdamntech.com/plante-has-a-woody-over-yahoo-and-zimbra/#comment-11858 i frakkin knew it!!!! plante is secretly selecting startups and services for yahoo! to buy and kill. what was it with zimbra plante? bad support? too much disk space? consultant my ass. more like a sharpshooter. _drew i frakkin knew it!!!! plante is secretly selecting startups and services for yahoo! to buy and kill.

what was it with zimbra plante? bad support? too much disk space?

consultant my ass. more like a sharpshooter.

_drew

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