Microsoftr?????

I posted on the Photrade blog last night (something I should admittedly do more frequently) about the Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo, and therefore Flickr (Flickr is owned by Yahoo).

Based on the history of Microsoft acquisitions, and the performance of their own products (Vista anyone?) it seems unlikely that Microsoft would improve the site.  Will they destroy it? 

Those who remember the Microsoft acquisition of Hotmail remember the numerous issues with reliability, security and overall data integrity that were created after The Big Blue Monster took over.  Another example is Driveoff.com (acquired in 2000), which is now a part of MSN Autos. Maybe Flickr will become part of MSN Photos (Where a GIANT phone ad popped up and accosted my screen)?

Flickr users have shown their creativity with a ton of great images and intense discussion about what this means.  One users asks "So what's next? what's out there like Flickr, better than Flickr, possibly not owned by some major corporation?" Hmmmm.......  Photrade anyone?

Oh yeah, and in case you forgot to celebrate, Vista celebrated its 1 year anniversary on Jan 30th.

Comments

[Brad]

Have you tried Picasa, through Google? There may be some interesting ways to integrate some of what you do with them - since most of Google's apps have developer kits.

[Krista]

Brad

Thanks for the suggestion. Haven't looked into it much but that could be a great idea.