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Microsoft to Buy Ebay?

14 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/microsoft-to-buy-ebay.29099/

ferrarif50
ferrarif50 Original post #1
May 29, 2006 at 12:49 PM
Source:
*www.techslash.com/Technews/msebay.php

The New York Post created some buzz among those who didn't cut out of town early this (U.S.) holiday weekend by reporting Friday that Microsoft, for several weeks, has been discussing the possible acquisition of online auction site eBay.
nagarjun_424
nagarjun_424 #2
May 29, 2006 at 1:08 PM
Hmm... Strange news. I dont think ebay will ever want to be under Microsofts rule!
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #3
May 29, 2006 at 5:21 PM
I just cant believe it. MS buy Ebay?????? Strange....
damnthenet
damnthenet #4
May 29, 2006 at 5:29 PM
This is a desperate effort from Microsoft's point of view to regain some of its lost glory!
khansdream
khansdream #5
May 29, 2006 at 5:57 PM
God bless you ebay..........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
dIgItaL_BrAt
dIgItaL_BrAt #6
May 29, 2006 at 6:26 PM
now the eBay site will render properly only in IE7! *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif
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alienspiesu #7
May 29, 2006 at 7:50 PM
no way man... if tat happns then its bad..
Netjunkie
Netjunkie #8
May 29, 2006 at 10:06 PM
WHAT !!!
This is a real biig news..
Google is just on the verge of making an online trading site & Imagine MS taking over Ebay..
I'd love to see that happen.
I wonder how MS will deal with Skype then.
navneeth_snr
navneeth_snr #9
May 30, 2006 at 12:43 AM
Ha ha ha, this is not going to happen!
sam_1710
sam_1710 #10
May 30, 2006 at 3:27 AM
Ya rite....
1. Microsoft buys Ebay..
2. Google buys AOL
3. Reliance buys Tata
4. Hutch buys Airtel....

then wat else guys??? *lol*
E.T.
E.T. #11
May 30, 2006 at 8:04 AM
Microsoft buys apple.
Intel buys AMD
Sony buys Samsung
khansdream
khansdream #12
May 30, 2006 at 10:57 AM
We buy Digit...........................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
Vyasram
Vyasram #13
May 30, 2006 at 7:29 PM
If that happens,

Ebay will render only on ie
Ebay will work only on genuine windows. They will attach the wga on ebay.
The OS community will start LEbay.
Ebay will lose to LEbay

PS: LEbay might be changed to a different name like LEbspire :)
kumarmohit
kumarmohit #14
Jun 2, 2006 at 12:15 AM
Open Source Community provides sourcecode to all users so wat will it provide in LEBay - Products for free + Raw material + technonolgy how to make new product - Cool that will wipe out ebay in second. Why pay when you get finished product for free + raw material + techonolgy to produce new products...LOL