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Is it just me or Microsoft has a track record of ruining products they acquired? Skype, Nokia, Minecraft, Wunderlist... And I am afraid about fate of the GitHu

Is it just me or Microsoft has a track record of ruining products they acquired? Skype, Nokia, Minecraft, Wunderlist... And I am afraid about fate of the GitHub ... There is a huge list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Microsoft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitio... how many of those survived?

britmob 6y ago
I wouldn’t say Minecraft has been ruined. Sure, it’s not been taken in a direction a lot wanted, but it’s more popular than ever now..
pjmlp 6y ago
Nokia is doing quite well, not only did they use to money to buy back the Siemens part on the Networks business, they now own Bell Labs. Also despite being only Nokia branded, their Android phones are just as good as ever, and the only Android brand that I actually get updates on, versus the one shot update in a device's lifetime that I have had from other OEMs.
- boring_twenties 6y ago
  My G6 just got an update 2 or 3 days ago... which bumped my Android security patch level to April 2020, lol.
- detaro 6y ago
  The Nokia that is doing well now is not the part that got bought by Microsoft though?
  - pjmlp 6y ago
    Nokia is a big company, with a long history. They had two main branches Nokia Mobiles and Nokia Networks, Nokia Networks eventually joined the networking business from Siemens and thus became Nokia Siemens Networks. Microsoft did their business with Nokia Mobiles business division, which as we all know they end up acquiring it. With that money, Nokia bought back the NSN part that belonged to Siemens, replacing Siemens with Solutions on the name. Many of the people nowadays working for Nokia branded HMD Global phones are actually former Nokia Mobile employees, and the Espoo building is the same I used to visit a couple of times as NSN employee.
ffggvv 6y ago
most of those are pre satya. i think his biggest acquisition has been linkedin. which has mostly been left alone. and github
lewisj489 6y ago
> Minecraft Absolutely not ruined

britmob 6y ago

I wouldn’t say Minecraft has been ruined. Sure, it’s not been taken in a direction a lot wanted, but it’s more popular than ever now..

pjmlp 6y ago

Nokia is doing quite well, not only did they use to money to buy back the Siemens part on the Networks business, they now own Bell Labs. Also despite being only Nokia branded, their Android phones are just as good as ever, and the only Android brand that I actually get updates on, versus the one shot update in a device's lifetime that I have had from other OEMs.

boring_twenties 6y ago
My G6 just got an update 2 or 3 days ago... which bumped my Android security patch level to April 2020, lol.
detaro 6y ago
The Nokia that is doing well now is not the part that got bought by Microsoft though?
- pjmlp 6y ago
  Nokia is a big company, with a long history. They had two main branches Nokia Mobiles and Nokia Networks, Nokia Networks eventually joined the networking business from Siemens and thus became Nokia Siemens Networks. Microsoft did their business with Nokia Mobiles business division, which as we all know they end up acquiring it. With that money, Nokia bought back the NSN part that belonged to Siemens, replacing Siemens with Solutions on the name. Many of the people nowadays working for Nokia branded HMD Global phones are actually former Nokia Mobile employees, and the Espoo building is the same I used to visit a couple of times as NSN employee.

ffggvv 6y ago

most of those are pre satya. i think his biggest acquisition has been linkedin. which has mostly been left alone. and github

lewisj489 6y ago

> Minecraft Absolutely not ruined