I personally don't like what they've been doing to their web portals (massive graphics, tabloid-style coverage, etc.) but that stuff isn't that important in the long run. They've been doing a lot of right things in mobile with a great weather app and news digest app that I use daily and have been reviewed very well by users. If you told me two years ago I would be spending time with Yahoo-powered apps on my phone multiple times I day I would have laughed.
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
They've done a lot, like rolling out new updates to Yahoo Mail (where they can serve ads like Gmail) and other monetization things like offering prints for Flickr. Only time will tell if it will be successful. There are rumors that Safari on iOS will default to Yahoo, and that may help turn the numbers around a bit.
I would like to see Yahoo on iOS (even tho I don't use it), because I want to see Google to have a competitor. And in the last few years Google is getting stronger and stronger. I hope Yahoo gets a chance. Where are this rumors from?
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#13I personally don't like what they've been doing to their web portals (massive graphics, tabloid-style coverage, etc.) but that stuff isn't that important in the long run. They've been doing a lot of right things in mobile with a great weather app and news digest app that I use daily and have been reviewed very well by users. If you told me two years ago I would be spending time with Yahoo-powered apps on my phone mul…
What do you think are some of the best desktop apps they provide?
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#14I think it really depends on how you use it.
I have a Yahoo mail account but I rarely login to it on the website. Instead I use their IMAP server with a desktop app.
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#15YaWho?