I thought I’d share this article I read on TechRepublic. I’ve had the whole “women in IT” discussion plenty of times, but this article hits it right on. Those who tell me that I’m treated the same as my male IT co-workers really don’t know what they are talking about. But, I’ve learned to work around these things and to deal with. If you can’t, maybe you should look into a different line of work.

I’m sorry I don’t have time to really tell you much about this article but I can tell you that it talks about Generation Y in the workforce. It was sent to me by my boss and is very accurate. Read it here.

I’m you’ve read lots about the merger between Microsoft and Yahoo. So Microsoft gave Yahoo a $44.6 billion dollar offer. However, May of last year Yahoo said they would like to receive $50 billion to sell out. Hmm. The merge has been in the works some time now in hopes to keep up with Google.

“‘It’s been talked about for a long time, ever since Google came into the picture. I can’t imagine a more perfect deal,’ said Peter Lobravico, vice president of risk arbitrage sales/trading at brokerage Wall Street Access.” -CIOL.com

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I’m a Google fan. Google is my one-stop-shop for anything I want to know/find out on the Internet. Merger good idea/bad idea? I agree with this CNN.com reader:

“I was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft. Then Google came along…..Google Earth, Google Picasa, Google Toolbar and Gmail. Google is so innovative with everything they do. Yahoo and Microsoft….same old story…..Yahoo with the same offerings as always and Microsoft..well, just being Microsoft. I don’t think the merger will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders’ bank accounts.” -Scott G. of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Google is huge. The big awesome Goliath that can’t and shouldn’t be beaten. Google is all over the Internet, and soon to be all over the outernet. Right now we have tons of Google apps available for our cell phones. In the future we could see a Google Phone/GPhone (maybe not) or even a Google Car? There’s a googol possibilities! …..ha…ha!

What does the Big Bad Google have to say about this? On Google’s Offical Blog David Drummond highlights Open Source Internet and the monopoly Microsoft already has.

“The openness of the Internet is what made Google — and Yahoo! — possible. A good idea that users find useful spreads quickly. Businesses can be created around the idea. Users benefit from constant innovation. It’s what makes the Internet such an exciting place.”

“…between them, the two companies operate the two most heavily trafficked portals on the Internet. Could a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors’ email, IM, and web-based services?”

And here is the rebuttal of sorts from Microsoft.

“Today, Google is the dominant search engine and advertising company on the Web. Google has amassed about 75 percent of paid search revenues worldwide and its share continues to grow. According to published reports, Google currently has more than 65 percent search query share in the U.S. and more than 85 percent in Europe. Microsoft and Yahoo! on the other hand have roughly 30 percent combined in the U.S. and approximately 10 percent combined in Europe.” Mr. Brad Smith even goes on to say, “Microsoft is committed to openness, innovation, and the protection of privacy on the Internet.”

Uh, what is that Brad? Microsoft…openness….riiiight!

So spectators are saying, the merger is to compete with Google. Google is saying, how dare they merge and take over our Internet! And Microsoft is saying, we couldn’t even try to take over the Internet, and so we aren’t even trying (but we all know they totally are).