Angel: Who owns Yahoo? [10:22pm] Pyro: Bill Gates? [10:22pm] Angel: Microshitinacan [10:22pm] Pyro: Lol. [10:22pm] Pyro: Took me a moment to figure that out.. *slow* [10:23pm] Angel: Heh. [10:23pm] Pyro: But who wants to say go Microshitinacan it. [10:23pm] Angel: You are still in recovery from loosing your innocence. [10:23pm] Pyro: As opposed to go google it. [10:23pm] Pyro: I most certainly did not! [10:23pm] Angel: Lol, not fully! [10:23pm] Pyro: NO I DIDN'T! [10:23pm] Alex: wait what? [10:23pm] Pyro: Lol. Grr. [10:23pm] Angel: Heh [10:23pm] Pyro: Dang it Angel. [10:24pm] Pyro: If I ever see you in real life I might kick you lol. [10:24pm] Alex: yahoo isn't owned by microsoft [10:24pm] Angel: I might just like it. [10:24pm] Alex: it's just its own thing. [10:24pm] Angel: Yes, it is. [10:24pm] Pyro: Alex is all not paying attention until he saw that. [10:24pm] Alex: no it's not. [10:24pm] Angel: Since when? [10:24pm] Alex: if it were they wouldn't be competing. [10:24pm] Alex: microsoft owns msn. [10:24pm] Angel: They are? [10:24pm] Pyro: You might not like it if I had a giant boot on! Gargh. [10:24pm] Alex: yeah haha [10:24pm] Angel: Since when. [10:25pm] Alex: MSN Vs. Yahoo Vs. Google [10:25pm] Alex: They're the 3 big names [10:25pm] Alex: Well [10:25pm] Angel: Yahoo OWNS google. [10:25pm] Angel: Derrr. [10:25pm] Alex: MSN is small compared to the others [10:25pm] Alex: [10:25pm] Alex: Now you're just making stuff up haha [10:25pm] Pyro: Heeyyy, I knew MS owned MSN.... [10:25pm] Angel: Yahoo bought Google like 2 years ago. [10:25pm] Pyro: You all are confusing. [10:25pm] Angel: MS owns most of Yahoo!'s stock. [10:25pm] Angel: Kinda like how Microsoft owns 51% of Apple. [10:26pm] Pyro: Whoa. I didn't know that. Crap. [10:26pm] akka: hey [10:26pm] Alex: they still don't own anyone. [10:26pm] Pyro: CHRISTIAN! [10:26pm] Angel: lol [10:26pm] Angel: Hence why bootcamp was made. [10:26pm] Pyro: We're all gonna be owned by MS soon. [10:26pm] akka: adriana [10:26pm] Angel: Also hence why Microsoft is building a machine that can handle OSX natively. [10:26pm] Angel: Hey luva. [10:26pm] akka: we're all going to be owned by google soon [10:26pm] Alex: bootcamp was made because if they didn't do it someone else would have [10:27pm] akka: hey squirt [10:27pm] Alex: it also brought them a lot more market. [10:27pm] Angel: Heh. Still calling me squirt. I wonder why?! [10:27pm] akka: [10:27pm] Pyro: Hmm. [10:27pm] Angel: I still like how Bill Gates tried to buy the Linux kernel. [10:27pm] Angel: That was funny. [10:28pm] Pyro: Bill tries to buy everything. [10:28pm] Alex: MS doesn't own 51% of their stock. [10:28pm] Angel: Ayup. [10:28pm] Angel: Want to know what is strange? [10:28pm] Pyro: What? [10:28pm] Angel: Sony and Microsoft are in competition, yet Sony and Microsoft work for each other. [10:28pm] Angel: Oh how strange. [10:28pm] Alex: The largest stock ownership in Apple is like 5%. [10:28pm] Alex: Especially not 51%. [10:28pm] Angel: Wrong. [10:29pm] Alex: And that's by some saudi prince. [10:29pm] Alex: Lol, sure. [10:29pm] Pyro: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. That'd be Bill's motto. [10:29pm] Alex: MS has zero control over Apple, and there's no way he could own 51% of their stock. [10:30pm] Angel: Microsoft and Apple are are in cahoots. Microsoft pulled Apple out of debt by buying 51% of stock. [10:30pm] Alex: They were part of a negotiation with Apple (funding, etc; spawning IE for Mac) but that ended in 1997. [10:30pm] Angel: Heh. [10:30pm] Angel: That still continues. [10:30pm] Pyro: Watchout Alex is a mac user... [10:30pm] Angel: As am I. [10:30pm] Angel: Macbook Pro FTW. [10:30pm] Angel: I use it constantly. [10:31pm] Pyro: Hah. Then I wonder who's right. PROOF! [10:31pm] Pyro: Evidence is now needed. [10:32pm] Angel: Maybe Alex should look at Hardwaregeeks to see some hands on reporting. [10:32pm] Alex: Haha [10:32pm] Alex: Show me proof of what you're saying [10:32pm] Angel: I am searching. [10:32pm] Alex: And no, not some blog. [10:33pm] Angel: Everything is blog derrr. [10:33pm] Angel: Most news sites are blogs. Duh. [10:33pm] Alex: That doesn't mean they're credible sources. [10:33pm] Angel: Nothing is credible without solid evidence and nothing is solid. [10:34pm] Alex: http://www.alexsuraci.net/view/facts/ [10:34pm] Alex: There's my proof. [10:34pm] Alex: [10:34pm] Angel: No blogs. [10:34pm] Pyro: Lol. [10:34pm] Angel: Google is owned by Yahoo. Look it up. [10:35pm] Alex: I'm seeing nothing. [10:35pm] Angel: http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/pressrelease25.html [10:35pm] Angel: There is a bit of something. [10:36pm] Pyro: Posted a coment on yer blog now Alex. [10:36pm] Alex: That doesn't mean Yahoo owns them. [10:36pm] akka: that doesn't mean yahoo owns them :s it means yahoo's using them [10:36pm] Angel: WHY would a search engine that is in competition with another search engine select that competiting search engine as a base? [10:36pm] akka: yahoo's more of a portal than a search engine [10:36pm] Angel: Sounds sketchy doesn't it? [10:37pm] Alex: It still doesn't mean Yahoo owns Google. [10:37pm] Angel: http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/everywhere.html [10:37pm] Alex: Hell, I'm tempted to say Yahoo would do it to improve their userbase. [10:37pm] Angel: Yahoo has a larger user base then google. [10:37pm] Alex: Again, doesn't mean Yahoo owns Google. [10:38pm] Alex: ...And? [10:38pm] Alex: Hell, I don't know about you, but I hear a lot more about Google than Yahoo. [10:38pm] Alex: Especially in the media, commercials, etc. [10:38pm] Angel: -is looking for the news of there acquisitions [10:38pm] Alex: Eh, it should take that long to look. [10:39pm] Angel: Uhhh, last I knew Yahoo! offered more then google. [10:39pm] Alex: Which is why Google is the best search engine, the area they're competing in. [10:39pm] Angel: http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html [10:40pm] Alex: Also, Yahoo doesn't even use Google's search it seems, heh [10:40pm] Angel: Yeah Google says they do? [10:40pm] Angel: But hey, Google is always right! [10:40pm] Alex: Yeah search results say they don't? [10:40pm] Alex: Lol, wow, that != serious. [10:41pm] Angel: Google says that YAhoo! uses Google, but you say it doesn't. [10:41pm] akka: he's saying yahoo does [10:41pm] Angel: Strange, this coming from a 16 year old who has no realization of the corporate world. [10:41pm] akka: *use* google. but not *own* google [10:41pm] Alex: I'm saying that Yahoo's search results are nowhere near Google's. [10:41pm] Angel: No, you're not. [10:42pm] Angel: "[22:39] Also, Yahoo doesn't even use Google's search it seems, heh" [10:42pm] Alex: Now you're just getting dense. [10:42pm] Alex: Alex: Yeah search results say they don't? [10:42pm] Pyro: I'm saying maybe we ought to change the subject. [10:42pm] Angel: But Google says they do. [10:42pm] Alex: What was the date on that article? [10:42pm] Angel: [10:42pm] Alex: Oh, I see. 2000. [10:42pm] Alex: Seven years ago. [10:42pm] Angel: Still doesn't mean anything. [10:43pm] Alex: And nothing you've shown means that Yahoo owns Google. [10:43pm] Alex: Hell, nothing you've shown proves any of your claims. [10:43pm] Pyro: Hay, everyone look at this: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/dignified.png [10:43pm] Angel: Doesn't mean it didn't happen. Just means I am not searching the right terms. [10:43pm] Alex: Seen it, I subscribe to it. [10:43pm] Pyro: Hah, darn. I thought it was especially funny. [10:43pm] Alex: It shouldn't take that long to find whether someone owns someone or not [10:44pm] Alex: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=google+acquires+writely&btnG=Search [10:44pm] Alex: See how easily that came up for such a minor acquisition, especially compared to Yahoo acquiring Google. [10:45pm] Alex: Searching "yahoo acquires google" returns "Panama Not Enough To Battle Google: Yahoo Acquires RightMedia" as the first result. [10:45pm] Alex: Which is ironic. [10:45pm] Angel: I got something else. [10:45pm] Pyro: What about the big list: http://franticindustries.com/blog/2007/01/11/every-google-and-yahoo-acquisition-the-big-comparison/ [10:45pm] Angel: Results are randomized. [10:46pm] Alex: Ah, thanks for that Pyro. [10:46pm] Alex: Angel, results are sorted by relevance and pagerank I believe. [10:46pm] Alex: Also incoming links [10:46pm] Pyro: I still think a change of subject is in order. I just must find something more distracting. [10:46pm] Angel: I searched the same thing this happened: [10:46pm] Alex: Haha [10:46pm] Angel: First thing: [10:46pm] Angel: » Google Aquiring Urchin » InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News ... [10:47pm] Alex: Copy and paste your query [10:47pm] Angel: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Yahoo+aquires+google&btnG=Search [10:47pm] Alex: .g yahoo acquires google [10:47pm] Alex: Ah, do we have the bot? [10:47pm] Alex: Damn, suppose not. [10:47pm] Angel: No derrr. [10:47pm] Pyro: Haha. [10:47pm] Angel: It's not hard too look at a user list. [10:47pm] Alex: Why are you getting bitchy? [10:48pm] Angel: Cause you're getting cunty. [10:48pm] Alex: I'm just disproving you, haha [10:48pm] • Pyro sits in a corner and hides [10:48pm] Alex: Besides, I didn't remember his name [10:48pm] Angel: Not disproving anything. [10:48pm] Alex: You're not proving anything and Pyro did a nice job with that acquisition list. [10:48pm] Alex: So I guess Pyro did it actually. [10:48pm] Alex: Run Pyro, run. [10:49pm] Pyro: Uh-oh.. [10:49pm] • Pyro runs for the hills. [10:49pm] Pyro: ! [10:49pm] Angel: That shows a comparison of their acquisitions. Not if they aquired one another. [10:49pm] Alex: If they acquired either of the two one of them would be in the list. [10:49pm] Alex: Google would be under Yahoo's comparison. [10:49pm] Angel: Why would it? If they are two different companies that are owned by the same group? [10:50pm] akka: angel. don't mean to be a dick, but [10:50pm] akka: pretty certain alex is right here [10:50pm] Alex: So why are they listed as a comparison if Yahoo doesn't own the other? [10:50pm] Angel: Yeah I know. [10:50pm] Angel: I was going on what was reported. [10:51pm] • Pyro pops head out. [10:51pm] Pyro: Is that fight over? [10:51pm] Alex: So how 'bout them red sox. [10:51pm] Angel: redsox rule. [10:51pm] Angel: Everyone else fucking sucks. [10:51pm] Alex: Brb.