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This article was written on July 07, 2008 by CyberNet.

In one of Bill Gates’ last interviews before he left Microsoft at the end of June, he said that a deal between Microsoft and Yahoo wasn’t likely to happen. He was speaking with Tom Brokaw of NBC news and was asked, “Do you think in a year from now, when you’re down at the foundation offices, you’ll look up at Microsoft and see Yahoo as a permanent wing of Microsoft, a part of it? Do you think the deal will get done?” Gates’ response was, “No, I don’t think so. But there are plenty of decisions ahead that Steve will get to make about what he invests in, R&D (research and development), and what kind of deals he does. I don’t think that one’s likely but there are plenty of others that will get done and I’ll look on with great respect.” (Source)

Just 10 days after Bill Gates made that statement, and Microsoft released an announcement saying in a nutshell, that they are still interested in Yahoo. The only condition influencing whether or not they will enter further discussions is “if” and only if a new board is elected. They were responding to talks they had with Carl Icahn about his plan to oust the Yahoo board and replace them with a new board. Icahn wrote a letter to Yahoo shareholders to let them know where he was at, and commented on the talks he’s had with Microsoft. At one point he said, “Jerry Yang and the current board of Yahoo will not be able to “botch up” a negotiation with Microsoft again, simply because they will not have the opportunity.”

We know that everybody is probably getting sick of this whole Microsoft-Yahoo saga, but over the next month or two is when it’s going to get really interesting. Now that Microsoft has confirmed that they still have Yahoo set in their sites, still, and we know that Yahoo’s annual shareholders meeting is scheduled for August 1st, something could definitely happen. Whether it would be a full acquisition or just a partial acquisition, we’re not sure yet, but if the board is replaced, some type of acquisition is likely.

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This article was written on March 28, 2007 by CyberNet.

Some of you have said that you’d never have a reason to switch back to Yahoo Mail – you tried them, left them, and you’re not going back.  In May of this year, Yahoo will start unrolling unlimited email storage to all of their customers. Is that enough to go running over there? According to the recent poll that we started, probably not.

In our poll (you can still vote in the left side-bar), we are asking, how much storage do you actually use? The number one answer with 54 votes is 0–10 MB with 51–200 MB in a close second with 53 votes, and 201–500 MB in third with 51 votes.  The majority of people for this poll use between 0–200 MB of storage. They don’t need the heaps of storage that are currently offered, let alone unlimited space.

So will it really be the endless supply that will attract users? And now that Yahoo has made the move to unlimited storage, you can bet others will be quick to follow.  What will set these services apart? The only real big advantage that I can see for most people will come in the longer term, years from now in like 2020 when people are able to go back to their old email archives from 2007.

As mentioned, this expansion will start in May as Yahoo Mail is coming up on their 10 year anniversary. Yodel Anecdotal points out a few interesting stats:

• Yahoo Mail launched 10 years ago with 4 MB of storage for each user (that wouldn’t last long today!)
• Their total capacity for mail at that time was 200 GB for all of their customers combined
• Now people send and receive pictures in their mail that are as big as the original 4MB offered.

Yahoo mentions that they will be introducing this slowly over several months to make sure the process is smooth. The only way I could see another service one-upping them at this point would be to offer unlimited attachment size.  So far I haven’t read anything about Yahoo increasing their allowance for attachment sizes with the increase in storage space.

Good move for Yahoo, but will it make that big of a difference? With that, who will be next to jump the gun and offer unlimited space?

Source: Thanks CoryC!

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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Colin, who needs his jams on the cheap. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I have been looking for a decent set of speakers that can kick out fairly good sound. Ideally, I’d use these in a bedroom, mostly for television viewing and Xbox gaming. I don’t need anything too powerful as I’m not filling a gigantic room with sound. I’ve heard good things about Logitech boxed kits, but have also heard that soundbars are great space-saving alternatives. I’m open to pretty much anything: HTIB, soundbars, etc, but am hoping to spend around $100 or less. Thank you!”

We know, you’re looking to pinch pennies in order to take that special someone out on a fantastically fine date tomorrow. We get it. But these days, $100 can actually buy you quite a bit of sound. We’d echo those positive sentiments on Logitech’s boxed kits, but if anyone has any other input, comments are open down below.

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Will a KickStarter’s invention–which not only blocks out light but also lets it back in (sort of)–be the next big Sky Mall hilarity, or might it actually change the way we wake?

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