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Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 25, 2005, 12:46 AM

Didn't the same thing happen with Watson?

"Yahoo! Inc. on Monday will announce the acquisition of Konfabulator, a Macintosh and Windows application that allows users to run mini files known as Widgets on their desktop -- the same model used by Apple for its Dashboard application. Yahoo! company executives said they would also be giving Konfabulator away for free, completely doing away with the US$19.95 currently charged for the product."

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/07...php?lsrc=mwrss

Randman · Jul 25, 2005, 01:11 AM

Can I get a refund from Yahoo then?

Randman · Jul 25, 2005, 01:12 AM

lasvegasgamer · Jul 25, 2005, 01:14 AM

Luckily for me, Apple already gave me a entirely better product for free...

However, I suppose this is good. Now Arlo Rose can stop complaining about how he got "copied", he got some money from Yahoo from his idea, maybe he'll GASP! get a new idea and move on...

starman · Jul 25, 2005, 01:18 AM

YAHOO?

Pfft.

Superchicken · Jul 25, 2005, 02:43 AM

Good to know... that something that I found really useless has been acquired by a company who I tend to ignore.

Railroader · Jul 25, 2005, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by Superchicken

Good to know... that something that I found really useless has been acquired by a company who I tend to ignore.

I couldn't agree more. Well said.

effgee · Jul 25, 2005, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by Randman

Can I get a refund from Yahoo then?

Depends on when you bought your copy ...

Originally Posted by MacObserver

... Anyone who bought version 2.0 of the software since mid-May will be given refunds, said Konfabulator CEO Arlo Rose. ...

link

Sealobo · Jul 25, 2005, 05:50 AM

how much did Yahoo! pay?

effgee · Jul 25, 2005, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by Sealobo

how much did Yahoo! pay?

According to my source - Eleventy Billion™ $

Originally Posted by MacObserver

... Yahoo confirmed the purchase was finalized late last week for an undisclosed price. ... link

Millennium · Jul 25, 2005, 07:00 AM

Very interesting. From the way the article sounds, it looks almost as though Yahoo is looking for an engine to write cross-platform apps. At the same time, I'm forced to ask: if this is the case, why Konfabulator? It's not really engineered for that sort of thing.

Mastrap · Jul 25, 2005, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Superchicken

Good to know... that something that I found really useless has been acquired by a company who I tend to ignore.

☺ · Jul 25, 2005, 07:34 AM

The reason I never used Konfab for a long period of time, is the same reason I never used Kaleidoscope, or SS.

The problems they cause, outweigh the benefits.

Buggy with apps, memory leaks.. etc.

ReggieX · Jul 25, 2005, 07:43 AM

Whoever did the cartoon took more than their fair share of inspiration from Scott McCloud.

RAILhead · Jul 25, 2005, 07:46 AM

Obligatory:

Maury

osxisfun · Jul 25, 2005, 11:24 AM

yahoo just wants a way to display all their data in desktop do-hickeys... that's fine and prob smart.

even free, still don't give a frack about konfab ever since he cried over and over "apple ripped me off"

prob. ended up with more stock options due to the whole fracas. he should be thanking apple.

budster101 · Jul 25, 2005, 11:37 AM

konfabulator was incomplete until Apple... never really liked it until it was added as a feature of the OS.

Atomic Rooster · Jul 25, 2005, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by ☺

The reason I never used Konfab for a long period of time, is the same reason I never used Kaleidoscope, or SS.

The problems they cause, outweigh the benefits.

Buggy with apps, memory leaks.. etc.

Hi Zimp.

Atomic Rooster · Jul 25, 2005, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by RAILhead

Obligatory:

Maury

I Atomic Rooster have stolen this gif.

olePigeon · Jul 25, 2005, 01:39 PM

Oh, Yahoo bought it. I guess they were serious when they said they were going to stop developing it for Apple.

Yahoo's "dedication" to the Mac platform is as apparent as Sony'd "dedication" to bringing all their Station games to the Mac... like... uh... Everquest Mac Edition... that doesn't work with anything else. And I think that's it. Oh wait, they have some Java games like Tic-Tac-Toe and Checkers. I'm sure Mac users have been dying to get in on the Tic-Tac-Toe action.

Superchicken · Jul 25, 2005, 02:32 PM

Now now now, Yahoo has done great things for the Mac community... like uhh... you know... that thing.... with the... uhh... it had a Y as it's icon... wait... oh no I'm thinking of a nightmare I once had... it was a cool nightmare though... the Golden Girls were there...

Atomic Rooster · Jul 25, 2005, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Superchicken

Now now now, Yahoo has done great things for the Mac community... like uhh... you know... that thing.... with the... uhh... it had a Y as it's icon... wait... oh no I'm thinking of a nightmare I once had... it was a cool nightmare though... the Golden Girls were there...

You were wrestling naked with the golden girls naked in a pool of jello?

RAILhead · Jul 25, 2005, 02:46 PM

Superchicken · Jul 25, 2005, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

You were wrestling naked with the golden girls naked in a pool of jello?

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

☆☆☆☆☆ · Jul 25, 2005, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

Hi Zimp.

Hey secksy.

nforcer · 03:59 PM

Nice rollovers

Silky Voice of The Gorn · Jul 25, 2005, 04:08 PM

One word: Bungie.

UNTeMac · Dec 13, 2005, 10:41 AM

Check it out now...

www.konfabulator.com

turtle777 · Dec 13, 2005, 10:56 AM

Yeah, so ?

-t

Athens · Dec 13, 2005, 11:01 AM

wonderful, the windows version will include spyware

wallinbl · Dec 13, 2005, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Athens

wonderful, the windows version will include spyware

I downloaded it at work, but haven't installed yet. Have more info?