Just after my last post, where I spoke to some of the issues behind the creation of Open Content Alliance, I noticed this Forbes story, and it potentially makes a superb coda (well it would if i had access to all the content, but no matter, that’s Forbes decision.)
The central argument seems to be right on, namely that Terry Semel, Yahoo’s CEO is a master deal maker, he’s a negotiator. He deals with content, media and publishing companies and knows how to talk to them. He speaks their language and understands their fears.
Business success is often predicated on the ability to do deals.
Google, unlike Yahoo, seems more like a “take it or leave it” company. [recent deals with Sun and IBM notwithstanding]
We’ll see which approach pays the greatest dividends in the next couple of years. Avoiding lawsuits seems like good business practice but what do I know – Microsoft evidently isn’t phased by legal challenges.
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