Comments on: What a young person needs to take from the Yahoo/Microsoft Merger http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/ Meditations on strategy and life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joel http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9469 Joel Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:12:30 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9469 Great post man, It's exciting to see all of this taking place and know there are people who are using their vision and taking risks to change the rules of the game. Great post man, It’s exciting to see all of this taking place and know there are people who are using their vision and taking risks to change the rules of the game.

]]> By: vp075 http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9468 vp075 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:40:26 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9468 RH - I don't hold it against you, everyone needs to pay the bills, just hope you don't do it at the expense of quality. In the end almost everyone decent gets a taste for money and sacrifices quality, just hope you will take your time because I usually enjoy reading your work. RH – I don’t hold it against you, everyone needs to pay the bills, just hope you don’t do it at the expense of quality. In the end almost everyone decent gets a taste for money and sacrifices quality, just hope you will take your time because I usually enjoy reading your work.

]]> By: vp075 http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9467 vp075 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:40:24 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9467 RH - I don't hold it against you, everyone needs to pay the bills, just hope you don't do it at the expense of quality. In the end almost everyone decent gets a taste for money and sacrifices quality, just hope you will take your time because I usually enjoy reading your work. RH – I don’t hold it against you, everyone needs to pay the bills, just hope you don’t do it at the expense of quality. In the end almost everyone decent gets a taste for money and sacrifices quality, just hope you will take your time because I usually enjoy reading your work.

]]> By: Ryan Holiday http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9466 Ryan Holiday Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:00:28 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9466 Good catch. But at the same time, I've never linked to a book I haven't personally read. And when I like to books that I read but didn't like, I don't use the code. Which is what I mean about CREATING VALUE. Most of the books I link to I don't sell enough to pay for my copy. But I still read as much as I possibly can. If it works out, it works out. Good catch. But at the same time, I’ve never linked to a book I haven’t personally read. And when I like to books that I read but didn’t like, I don’t use the code.

Which is what I mean about CREATING VALUE. Most of the books I link to I don’t sell enough to pay for my copy. But I still read as much as I possibly can. If it works out, it works out.

]]> By: vp075 http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9465 vp075 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:35:42 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9465 Billy, the answer to your question is hiding in plain view. All those links to amazon, you don't think that they are present just only because RH loves books just so much, do you? Billy, the answer to your question is hiding in plain view. All those links to amazon, you don’t think that they are present just only because RH loves books just so much, do you?

]]> By: Billy http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9464 Billy Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:52:05 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9464 You say a lot but I have one simple question for you: How exactly are you planning on making any money? Forgive my podunk mind but I don't see a single strategy of financial success in all of your ramblings. Elucidate. You say a lot but I have one simple question for you:

How exactly are you planning on making any money? Forgive my podunk mind but I don’t see a single strategy of financial success in all of your ramblings. Elucidate.

]]> By: Ryan Holiday http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9463 Ryan Holiday Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:13:44 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9463 It's not that you should necessarily imitate Google, it's just that when the Game changes, you either have to engage or withdraw. Microsoft and Yahoo have frozen, which is neither. You wouldn't beat Google by being slightly "less evil" just like you wouldn't beat Tucker by being a little more drunk. But you still need to be HONEST, because they've added that to the equation. It’s not that you should necessarily imitate Google, it’s just that when the Game changes, you either have to engage or withdraw. Microsoft and Yahoo have frozen, which is neither.

You wouldn’t beat Google by being slightly “less evil” just like you wouldn’t beat Tucker by being a little more drunk. But you still need to be HONEST, because they’ve added that to the equation.

]]> By: Brian http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9462 Brian Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:43:25 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9462 The Pirate Bay is under attack by the Swedish courts, and have responded by making it clear just how decentralized they are, and that they couldnt even stop the Bay if they wanted to. <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/swedens-latest-attack-on-pirate-bay-might-work-but.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/swedens-latest-attack-on-pirate-bay-might-work-but.html</a> This seems to be the opposite side of the coin from the Microsoft Yahoo merger, and for exactly the same reasons. I don't know if Umair brings up the Pirate Bay at all, but there you go. The Pirate Bay is under attack by the Swedish courts, and have responded by making it clear just how decentralized they are, and that they couldnt even stop the Bay if they wanted to.

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/swedens-latest-attack-on-pirate-bay-might-work-but.html

This seems to be the opposite side of the coin from the Microsoft Yahoo merger, and for exactly the same reasons.

I don’t know if Umair brings up the Pirate Bay at all, but there you go.

]]> By: Dan http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9461 Dan Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:53:00 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9461 "You can only beat speed with more speed. You can only beat strategy with more strategy. You can only beat Google by being MORE Google (i.e., more open, create more value, be even better to people)." I don't see how this fits with the idea of attacking strategy instead of attacking tactics. "Most of the time, you're attacking the tactics--or just trying to beat them in the game they chose." being "more google" than google seems to me the exactly the kind of "attacking tactics" thinking you're trying to avoid. I hope I didn't misinterpret the context of the quote. “You can only beat speed with more speed.

You can only beat strategy with more strategy.

You can only beat Google by being MORE Google (i.e., more open, create more value, be even better to people).”

I don’t see how this fits with the idea of attacking strategy instead of attacking tactics.

“Most of the time, you’re attacking the tactics–or just trying to beat them in the game they chose.”

being “more google” than google seems to me the exactly the kind of “attacking tactics” thinking you’re trying to avoid.

I hope I didn’t misinterpret the context of the quote.

]]> By: Leon http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9460 Leon Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:47:08 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-a-young-person-needs-to-take-from-the-yahoomicrosoft-merger/#comment-9460 Definitely agree Ryan. We need to focus on whats in front of us. Most of the younger people I have come into contact, focus on irrelevant things. Focusing on themselves is the most important thing you can do. I believe that "we" as human beings can adapt to anything that becomes to difficult for us to tackle. We learned to do those things, through paying attention and asking ourselves questions, about how and what our next step should be. Great article, keep it up. Definitely agree Ryan. We need to focus on whats in front of us. Most of the younger people I have come into contact, focus on irrelevant things. Focusing on themselves is the most important thing you can do. I believe that “we” as human beings can adapt to anything that becomes to difficult for us to tackle. We learned to do those things, through paying attention and asking ourselves questions, about how and what our next step should be. Great article, keep it up.

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