Yahoo's 1 GB move

Now it is Yahoo's turn to get into the 1GB mail storage space. This follows its earlier acquisition of Flickr, but can also be seen as a reaction to the 1GB offer by Google.

This is also an addition to its entry into the blogging and social networking world.

It would have been cool to offer the additional space on April 1st, to commensurate the day, when Google can celebrate its 1st anniversary of its 1GB mail.

Overall, however, is this a good move? A bad move? Who is leading the race now - Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft? I won't add more e-mail addresses to my account. So whom do they try to attract? Oka, half the world - a bit more or less - is not even online (I am giving a rough number, no evidence, so please don't quote it!).

Normally, consumers are happy, if they see a offer "pricing war" between companies - as we saw and still see in Malaysia.

Here, I only see an addition to a shop. A bit more here, and a bit more there. No real value, but I take it if I need it. But than, you, as a company need to keep up with the shop next door, just in case, someone really looks for a lot of space - is this really the right thinking?

But again - not much more value, just the basics. What do you think?

(By Asia Business Consulting)