Users of the web's most vibrant photo-sharing service are still bristling at the thought of their service falling into the "evil, grubby hands" of the enemy.
When news of Microsoft's proposed $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo hit the wires on Friday, users of the Yahoo-owned Flickr photo site sprang into action. As we reported on that fateful day, parodies of mashed-up Microsoft/Yahoo logos began appearing in photostreams, and groups collecting the images quickly formed. Activity in one of those groups, "Microsoft: Keep Your Evil Grubby Hands Off Our Flickr," hasn't slowed down since Friday's news broke. As of this writing, the group has over 2,400 members and 250 images. A site search for photos tagged with "Flickr" and "Microsoft" yields over 1,000 more photos and mock-ups.
Amusing logo parodies and images are still popping up. Some users are posting personal messages to Microsoft – both hand-written and uh, implied. Some are predicting the looming fate of other Yahoo-owned services. And of course, there's the obligatory LOL Ballmer or two.
See our personal favorite artifacts from the grassroots Flickr rebellion after the jump. Some of them are a bit PG-13, so consider yourself warned – some images are NSFW!
Sad Yahoo logo by psd via Flickr
Original by dr_lopbot
By jcrr
"Shitr" by ososment
Hangman's noose by sebestyenistvan
BSOD by michaeluyttersp
Flickr pwned by sebestyenistvan
Nils Apfelbaum doesn't want to delete all his photos, but he will.
