At first glance, the random acquisition of an email services company doesn’t sound all that intriguing. But Dell spent $155 million for MessageOne, so it’s pretty noteworthy from a business perspective. And to make matters even more interesting, MessageOne’s cofounder is the brother of Michael Dell.
Flickr Fans Protest MSFT’s Acquisition Attempt
Bashing Yahoo has become one of the easiest activities in the world. Flickr is still loved, however, and may, in fact, be one of the few things standing between Microsoft and its acquisition of Yahoo.
What Makes a Yahoo Acquisition Interesting for Microsoft?
OK, everyone is already talking about Microsoft buying Yahoo. But what I find interesting is that Bill Gates is out and now Ray Ozzie is roaring. Microsoft has been so damn boring since I left in June of 2006. This shoots the boring in the head. Why is “Microhoo” not boring?
Still More Acquisition Rumors: Google And Yell
Every slow Friday turns into a day for rumors, and as it turns out, this one was also a day for discussing the Yellow Pages industry. Now something’s come about that combines the two subjects: a rumor that Google will buy Yell, a UK Yellow Pages company.
Yahoo Concludes Right Media Acquisition
Yahoo is now $650 million poorer, but that’s all right – it’s only a side effect of the Right Media acquisition having been completed.
eBay’s Stumbleupon Acquisition Ridiculous?
The GetANewBrowser blog says that Stumbleupon’s acquisition by eBay is ridiculous.
I don’t think so. Everytime I’m on Stumbleupon I get more traffic than I’ve gotten from any other Internet site or blog other than Digg (and I’ve been on quite a few of the world’s top Web sites, including home page of BBC). There are a LOT of people using Stumbleupon and that audience is among the most engaged of all Web sites out there.
Cisco Conferences WebEx Into An Acquisition
$3.2 billion in a cash tender offer for WebEx shares will bring the online conferencing company into Cisco’s fold.
Microsoft Announces Acquisition of Medstory
Seeking no doubt to improve upon its dismal figures in the search market, Microsoft revealed plans today to acquire Medstory, a company that develops search technology for those operating specifically within the healthcare sector.
Acquisition Binge Can Cause Indigestion
Over-eating or bingeing is detrimental to one’s health. Similarly, over-acquisition can cause corporate indigestion such as over-leveraging, integration difficulties, cultural misfits etc. You are what you eat.
MySQL Named As Possible Acquisition Target
As corporations continue to merge, sell out, and gobble each other up, analysts have identified the next likely targets in the software world: MySQL and Linux.