The war is over - Facebook and Yahoo call truce & form alliance

[lexandro]

From the BBC technology news desk comes a new developement;

In a surprising turn of events in the recent patent wars, Facebook and Yahoo lawyers have called time on their dispute and decided instead to form an advertising alliance. Talk about a turn around.

Yahoo and Facebook have settled their patent row and formed an advertising alliance. Yahoo had sued the social network in March claiming 10 of its intellectual properties had been infringed.

Facebook subsequently bought 750 patents from IBM and counter-sued. It later bought hundreds more patents from Microsoft to strengthen its defence. The firms said they would now cross-license innovations from each other and collaborate on future projects.

Full article here

Thats certainly a turn up for the books. Did anyone else see that one coming? Because I certainly didn't.

[jbmcmillan]

If ya can't beat em join em.Makes sense for Yahoo and Facebook gets rid of an annoyance.Also now Facebook is public any adverse press they don't need right now.

[BigE4u]

People use yahoo and facebook?

[renowade]

whats yahoo or better yet whats facebook??

[AdamV]

how is yahoo still alive. Even when i run out of search engines and or ideas on the internet i never go check yahoo.

Now that i think of it...i used to play Yahoo Pool back in the day. That's about it!

[lexandro]

Originally Posted by AdamV

how is yahoo still alive. Even when i run out of search engines and or ideas on the internet i never go check yahoo.

Now that i think of it...i used to play Yahoo Pool back in the day. That's about it!

OAP's. Seriously. All the basic courses here for the older generation to learn computer basics specifically teaches usage of Yahoo mail and have done for years. Older internet users learn to use Yahoo mail early on and then don't change because its daunting to learn a new program all over again. Its the mail service thats keeping them afloat, because otherwise they would sink.