Companies ‘Battle’ for Blogosphere

Infoworld cooks up the controversy – noting the difference in philosophies between a company like MSN or Yahoo! and Blogger (Google) or Six Apart:

Until recently, most providers of blogging software and services were relatively small startup companies, but now big-footed competitors are joining them, changing the dynamics and philosophies of the so-called blogosphere. As heavy entrants such as Microsoft stomp into blogging with groundshaking steps, the question is whether the changes they are bringing will be benefitial or detrimental to the market.