Yahoo buys Xobni; some products have a year to live

Yahoo said Friday that it has bought contact management specialist Xobni for an undisclosed amount, presumably to enhance Yahoo Mail and its related applications. But as to the future of Xobni's own products--well, that's not exactly clear. Xobni released a FAQ indicating that the company plans to continue supporting its contact management tools for Outlook, but that other platforms may expire on July 2, 2014. In a sense, that means that Xobni's statements about continuing support could be seen ...