I think Microsoft gets less credit than Google for acquisitions because they're actually better (note: I didn't say good) at rolling acquisitions into the compa

I think Microsoft gets less credit than Google for acquisitions because they're actually better (note: I didn't say good) at rolling acquisitions into the company and moving forward with a product. Most people don't think of successful Microsoft products like SQL Server 7+, Kinect, Foxpro, Visio, and Dynamics as acquisitions. Sure, there are notable failures like Danger/Kin, but there are a lot of successes. Meanwhile, it breaks my heart every time one of my favorite services is acquired by Google. FeedBurner, GrandCentral, and Etherpad are all services that I'd have much rather paid to use on their previous innovation trajectory, rather than watch them stagnate while rewriting for Google's infrastructure (or killed, in Etherpad's case) and be saddled with the clunky GWT interface.