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Large corporations always try to buy you before they try to bake their own. The risk is smaller. I wouldn't start worrying until I said no to an offer from Mic
by mixmax 19y ago
Large corporations always try to buy you before they try to bake their own. The risk is smaller.
I wouldn't start worrying until I said no to an offer from Microsoft.
- projectileboy 19y agoWell... There are a lot of third-party software houses that crashed and burned in the '90s and '00s whose stories look exactly like what I outlined. And MS didn't always offer a bag of cash before opening fire.
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- anewaccountname 19y agoI think you are blatantly ignoring the entire history of Microsoft.
- neilc 19y agoYeah, exactly. Although the recent Yahoo temporary insanity might suggest that MS is taking a new approach to competing in the web market.
- aston 19y agoDo you have any evidence? Microsoft buys tons of companies, including those competing with internal products. LookOut is a great example, and one that's relevant given the current discussion of Outlook plugins.