Is anyone else tired of reading the same old ridiculous acquisition FAQs?
Why did you decide to sell to Yahoo?
Two words: Ka-CHING! That’s the sound Fred and I make whenever we think of you, our loyal user. In fact, we didn’t even want to sell, but we didn’t think that would be fair. To you.
Yahoo is a perfect fit for us in a number of generic ways. They have tons of resources and we only have, like, six. We both have a vision. And something about their culture.
Fred and I are so excited about the new opportunities that we’ve decided to remain at Yahoo to pursue them through July 11, 2010 at 11:59PM PDT, during which time we’ve elected to demonstrate a good faith effort to be of service to Acquirer in the Transition Period.
Will I be affected by this?
Absolutely not.
Why can’t I log in?
Your account may be unavailable for six months while we complete the acquisition. Please be assured that although you cannot access it during this period, your money is accruing interest.
How do I transition to Yahoo?
To determine your Yahoo! ID, replace the last eight characters of your old username with 914362. For instance, BobSmith@email.com becomes 914362@yahoo.com. This change has already taken effect, so please notify your friends once your account is back up!
If you can’t remember 914362, try a mnemonic: I will be making 91 million dollars “for” (4) the next three years (36 months), and Fred will, “too” (2).
How do I get help with the changes?
Many of you know our current Customer Service department, Cynthia, and her scrumptious blueberry muffins. Unfortunately, she did not fit into Yahoo’s New Delhi-based vision. Of course, you can still receive support by calling 1-800-GO-YAHOO. Press 4, say “waffle” and type a pentagram on the number pad. In negotiating this acquisition, Yahoo executives assured us that your call was important to them.
July 12th, 2007 at 11:20 am
I quit Panoramio after it was acquired by Google, but I haven’t been even given an option do delete my account, so I had to remove each (of more than hundred!) photoes I uploaded. A hell of user experience.
July 12th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
So why does this make me think of “the new ATT” which was the old Southwestern Bell after it swallowed up so many regional bell co’s and the old at&t that it had an astounding case of acquisition indigestion?
July 13th, 2007 at 4:20 am
I know I’ve said it before, but your sense of humor is outstanding. :)
July 15th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Somewhat off-topic, but dude, please focus make your Mozilla team concentrate more on non win32 systems and make Firefox rock solid on Linux and Mac OS.
Regards
July 16th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Nice One Blake!
July 19th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
…And then Parakey gets acquired. Oh, such wonderful irony. The only thing that could have made it more ironic was if the acquirer was Yahoo!… but no, it was a fellow start-up, Facebook.
Well, a bunch of heads are better than two, so hopefully Parakey the Web OS will be developed faster and better, thanks to that. Good luck.
July 19th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
You make me happy, and Adam Martin you sir should go sit on a tac.
July 19th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Pikadude: Well, I did know about the deal when I wrote this ; )
July 20th, 2007 at 4:25 am
ironically laughing out loud