So Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo! The question that immediately comes to mind is, why? Microsoft is a rich and successful company. It has spent a fortune developing MSN and Live! What does it hope to gain from buying an ailing rival that has been as much of a failure to oust Google from its position as king of search as Microsoft itself? Read more...
In the post today we received a letter entitled "Monthly Inquiries into the Distribution and Services Sector", sent by the Office for National Statistics. It included a form asking us for our total turnover for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 January 2008. But get this. It stated "Please return your data by 7 February 2008. Failure to make a return can incur penalties." So we have to stop what we are doing and work out our income for the month right now, not at our own convenience, or we'll get locked up or something. Do bureaucrats have any idea what it's like to actually have to earn a living, instead of just turning up for work and spending taxpayer's money? Read more...
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