[Coco] Yahoo has blocked all files etc.

Gene Heskett gheskett at shentel.net
Wed Dec 25 18:17:26 EST 2019


On Wednesday 25 December 2019 18:05:31 Joel Rees wrote:

> Heh.
>
> 2019年12月26日(木) 0:47 farna <farna at att.net>:
> > Sent from my Galaxy Tab AIt's  pretty obvious that dropping Yahoo
> > Groups was a business decision.  Taking up server space and admin
> > time, but not generating revenue. The idiots in charge apparently
> > didn't think the users would or could understand that,  or PR
> > thought it would be bad for business to say so. I'm pretty sure I
> > used the word " idiots " correctly here! If they had just said "
> > we're closing groups because they are a cost and don't generate
> > enough income" some would still be mad about it, but most can
> > understand such a business decision,  more than the lie that it's  "
> > for their own good". How is forcing me to move everything  good for
> > me ( not that I had or used any Yahoo groups)??
>
> Looking up who now owns the majority of stock in Yahoo, and how much
> they have pumped the stocks, it's quite clear that whatever remains of
> yahoo is set to implode sometime next year, most likely early.
>
> So, yeah, it was better for them to try to get everyone hosting
> anything on servers in a yahoo domain to move their stuff before next
> year.
>
> The coming wars.

That what I've been doing with my SWAGGing. Joel. Probably a Valentines 
day massacre. Or close to it.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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