10 Microsoft Acquisitions and What They Mean Now 145
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FrankPoole writes "CRN takes a look at the past five years of Microsoft's acquisition history, which totals $13 billion and more than 7,000 new employees, and highlights 10 deals and how they've affected the software giant. While some larger acquisitions stand out for better or worse, such as Danger and aQuantive, there are some smaller, blink-and-you'll-miss-it deals that have proved pivotal for Microsoft's push into new areas such as virtualization. And Microsoft's recent acquisition track record may lend credence to the heavy criticism levied against the company by former employees like Dick Brass."
Re:It can only be good... (Score:3, Funny)
Fixed that for you.
Sure, but what about CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Smart buys (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Smart buys (Score:1, Funny)
Re:MicroSoft Going To Innovate.... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Smart buys (Score:2, Funny)
How many days till the heat death of the universe?
Re:Smart buys (Score:5, Funny)
LINQ
The list goes on; if you're into language design then Microsoft is definitely the place to be right now. They've managed to gather some absolutely brilliant people.
Re:Smart buys (Score:3, Funny)
Take out the ClearType reference, substitute 2000 and XP for Vista and Windows 7, and you have a meme from 2001.
Re:Slide Show warning (Score:3, Funny)
My plan worked flawlessly