{"id":403,"date":"2004-10-21T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2004-10-21T22:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2004\/10\/yahoo_buys_stata_labs_going_after_gmail\/"},"modified":"2004-10-21T18:22:16","modified_gmt":"2004-10-21T22:22:16","slug":"yahoo_buys_stata_labs_going_after_gmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/10\/21\/yahoo_buys_stata_labs_going_after_gmail\/","title":{"rendered":"Yahoo Buys Stata Labs… Going After GMail?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The news of Yahoo buying Stata Labs, the makers of Bloomba<\/a>, is very interesting indeed. It certainly seems like they’re buying their technology expertise in an attempt to “get with” Google’s GMail and their desktop toolbar. Here’s the news:
\n<\/p>\n

\n

Dear Stata Labs
\nCustomer,<\/p>\n

We thank you for your support of Bloomba and SAproxy Pro
\nand want to share some exciting news. As of today, we are now part of the
\nYahoo! family through Yahoo!’s acquisition of Stata Labs. This
\nacquisition will provide Yahoo! with exceptional technological expertise
\nand strategic assets. We are thrilled to join Yahoo!’s
\nindustry-leading team of technical experts. <\/p>\n

We intend to continue
\nsupporting Stata Labs’ existing customers for one year from the date of
\nproduct purchase. Again, we thank you for your support and encourage you
\nto review the Frequently Asked Questions. <\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

The Stata Labs Team<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Frequently Asked
\nQuestions<\/h2>\n

Why did Yahoo! acquire Stata Labs?<\/strong>
\nThis acquisition will provide Yahoo! with exceptional technological
\nexpertise and strategic assets. <\/p>\n

What does Yahoo! plan to do with the technology as a result of
\nthe acquisition?<\/strong>
\nAt this time we do not have any
\nannouncements about the ongoing plans for the technology or the specifics
\nof the transaction.<\/p>\n

I just purchased Bloomba or SAproxy
\nPro. Can I get a refund? <\/strong>
\nCustomers who purchased Bloomba
\nor SAproxy Pro within the last thirty days are eligible for a full refund.
\nTo receive a refund please email support@statalabs.com<\/a> by November
\n21, 2004.<\/p>\n

Will I still receive support on Bloomba or
\nSAproxy Pro?<\/strong>
\nYes, current customers of Bloomba and SAproxy
\nPro will continue to receive one year of standard online support from the
\ndate of product purchase. For online support please visit: http:\/\/www.statalabs.com\/support<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do
\nyou still offer Premium Support?<\/strong>
\nPremium Support is no
\nlonger available for Bloomba or SAproxy Pro customers. Standard email and
\nwebsite support is available for one year from date of purchase. Customers
\nwho purchased Premium Support will be issued a full refund. To receive a
\nrefund please email support@statalabs.com<\/a> by November
\n21, 2004.<\/p>\n

Will there be upgrades available for Bloomba or
\nSAproxy Pro?<\/strong>
\nAt this time, there are no plans to offer
\nupgrades for Bloomba or SAproxy Pro. <\/p>\n

Can I still use my
\ncurrent copy of Bloomba or SAproxy Pro?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

You can continue
\nto use your current version of Bloomba and SAproxy Pro as long as you
\nwish. Standard email and website support for both products is available
\nfor one year from your product purchase date. <\/p>\n

Will Yahoo!
\nsell Bloomba or SAproxy Pro? <\/strong>
\nAt this time there are no
\nplans for Yahoo! to sell Bloomba or SAproxy Pro. <\/p>\n

Where
\ncan I purchase Bloomba or SAproxy Pro?<\/strong>
\nBloomba and SAproxy
\nPro are no longer available for purchase. <\/p>\n

Can resellers
\ncontinue to sell Bloomba or SAproxy Pro? <\/strong>
\nStata Labs
\nproducts are no longer available for sale through resellers.\n<\/p>\n

Who can I contact if I have more questions?<\/strong>
\nFor product questions please contact support@statalabs.com<\/a>. For press
\ninquiries please contact mosako@yahoo-inc.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The news of Yahoo buying Stata Labs, the makers of Bloomba, is very interesting indeed. It certainly seems like they’re buying their technology expertise in an attempt to “get with” Google’s GMail and their desktop toolbar. Here’s the news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7,16],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":316,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/04\/25\/yahoo_swings_back_at_googles_gmail\/","url_meta":{"origin":403,"position":0},"title":"Yahoo! Swings Back at Google’s GMail","date":"April 25, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Yahoo has changed their e-mail policies so that spam now longer counts as part of a user's allotted storage space...","rel":"","context":"In "Internet"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":411,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/11\/10\/gmail_offers_free_pop_access\/","url_meta":{"origin":403,"position":1},"title":"Gmail Offers Free POP Access","date":"November 10, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Nice! Yahoo and Microsoft must be real sick of Google right about now. :-) Google on Wednesday threw another bone to customers of Gmail, its free Web-based e-mail service. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company now allows people to download e-mail from any third-party account or forward their Gmail for free,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Internet"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":482,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/01\/white_people_find_black_people_loot\/","url_meta":{"origin":403,"position":2},"title":"White People Find, Black People Loot???","date":"September 1, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Speaking of media coverage of the hurricane and race, check out the captions on these photos that were just emailed to me. Here are the actual links to the pictures: White People Find Black People Loot Update: Yahoo! has posted this note about these pictures: To Yahoo! News readers: News\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Current Events"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":237,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/11\/01\/yahoo_mail_spam_explosion\/","url_meta":{"origin":403,"position":3},"title":"Yahoo! Mail Spam Explosion","date":"November 1, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"Is it just me or is everybody else getting bombarded with spam on their Yahoo! Mail accounts? It seems like ever since they announced their 'new spam measures' the spam has at least doubled. I'm now getting about 200 spams a day. Every time I go into my account I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Internet"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":391,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/16\/a_request_for_yahoo\/","url_meta":{"origin":403,"position":4},"title":"A Request for Yahoo!","date":"September 16, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Request for what should be a simple change to the way Yahoo's RSS Ping Server works","rel":"","context":"In "Blogging"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":180,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/09\/05\/turn_your_my_yahoo_into_a_rss_reader\/","url_meta":{"origin":403,"position":5},"title":"Turn Your ‘My Yahoo!’ Into a RSS Reader","date":"September 5, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"Yahoo! does it again... You can now add blogs or anything with an RSS feed to your My Yahoo! page. (via Anil's Daily Links)","rel":"","context":"In "Blogging"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}