Jumping the Gun...Sort of

I guess my last post on the Yahoo! mail catastrophe (as I perceived it) was a bit rash. After I did a little snooping and switched back to the old version, I found that the ads that were so pervasive in the beta version were quite docile and complacent in the old web-based version.

So, Yahoo! mail, I apologize if I upset you with my rant against your revenue generating technics. I know you are quite concerned with the relationship that we have. Me being a ten to twelve year veteran and all, I'm sure my input is as invaluable as those of the programmers and designers that implement the changes to your site. I should not have jumped to conclusions and said things to you that I really didn't mean. If only I had taken the time to find out your true qualities I could have avoided creating this truly unfortunate rift.

Yahoo! mail, please forgive me....

Yahoo Mail Stabs Me in the Back

My world is crashing in on me. I have been a faithful user of Yahoo! mail for around ten years now. I enjoy the ease of use and the compatibility with other Yahoo! products. The price is just right, too! (zero)

I logged on today and was greeting with a big, fat, stinking banner ad taking up 25% of my message window and clickable links using nearly 50% of my folder view window. They were also kind enough to integrate Yahoo! messenger (I don't chat, period) into my mail interface and automatically sign me in when I log into my mail.

What have I done to tick these people off? Why would they kick me in the groin and stab me in the back as I fell to the ground? I was always very impressed with their spam filters. I rarely had spam slip through into my inbox. I was pleased....happy.... content.... Now I am so mad I can't see straight. I have a Gmail account but have never used it because I'm not real happy with the functionality. I have so much time and effort invested in Yahoo! products that it will be monumental to make a move.

Just last month I was informed that Yahoo! photos was going away because Flickr is where it's at. O.K, I guess I can deal with that. I'll start migrating my pictures to Flickr. Suck it up, bite the bullet...

Oh, and did we mention that there is a limit of 200 pictures for the "free" version? You can subscribe and get unlimited storage! Yay! I found that out when I got to my 200 picture limit after several hours of uploading, transferring, renaming, tagging, etc. Oh yeah, and did we tell you that we might sell ourselves to Microsoft? Great, the devil incarnate will own the entire world and my 200 picture limit. The more I type the more angry I get! I need some duct tape, my head feels like it's going to explode!

And in closing...bite me Yahoo!...I'm outta here!