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lukejduncan · 2012-06-14 22:52:27

IT's a great exit for the team, but being bought by Microsoft seems like the kiss of death for the actual product

borplk | karma 2406 | avg karma 1.9 · | 2018-04-03 08:31:23+00:00

They sold to Microsoft. My guess is Microsoft is going to kill it.

sharemywin | karma 5432 | avg karma 0.74 · | 2023-05-23 13:44:17

Is this where it announces it's getting bought out by Microsoft.

aizyuval | karma 84 | avg karma 1.24 · | 2023-11-18 06:02:21

I guess this is what happens when you sell your company to Microsoft.

deaddodo | karma 3743 | avg karma 2.59 · | 2023-10-30 13:40:57

I'm just more surprised they didn't just buy out the company outright. That used to be Microsoft's thing...why bother, if I can just "embrace and extinguish" them?

OJFord | karma 22072 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2021-09-03 15:34:22

Didn't Microsoft buy it and kill it into Teams Tasks or something?

young_unixer | karma 3412 | avg karma 5.72 · | 2021-10-11 23:19:22

If I was them I would've just sold the company to Microsoft a long time ago. I suspect that everyone, including users, would be better off that way.

tinus_hn | karma 7585 | avg karma 1.16 · | 2021-04-13 09:01:44

Or it’s a “we’re selling to Microsoft” decision. Who knows.

jensvdh | karma 373 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2018-03-14 19:10:10

They got acquired by Microsoft, they'll live.

db48x | karma 6953 | avg karma 2.05 · | 2024-03-29 14:06:24

They were bought by Microsoft; what did you expect?

siculars | karma 4597 | avg karma 3.44 · | 2011-01-25 22:05:18+00:00

They should have sold to Microsoft when they had the chance.

hamidp | karma 45 | avg karma 1.22 · | 2011-05-26 12:38:10+00:00

One of the good things that will come out of the Microsoft acquisition is that this will no longer happen.

a_random_canuck | karma 770 | avg karma 16.74 · | 2024-03-30 14:42:46

Honestly it’s been time for a shift ever since they were bought by Microsoft…

throwaway_5753 | karma 147 | avg karma 3.97 · | 2023-11-20 02:00:43

Wonder how long this will last. This team doesn't seem like a good fit for big corp Microsoft.

Good get by MS though!

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ianai | karma 10241 | avg karma 1.69 · | 2022-10-08 20:44:05

I’m confused. From your comment it sounds like they’re out of business. But from the news they’re joining into something with Microsoft?

tsunamifury | karma 6581 | avg karma 4.1 · | 2024-05-29 02:02:19

And now it looks like they will fold under Sam and Microsoft still will be able to scoop up the talent and tech.

corin_ | karma 10404 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2011-06-19 20:12:53

While it is their call, and they will want to maximise profit from the sale, there's no chance that MS didn't sign off on this - think how pissed they could be. "We're buying your company and you just fired the executives that we wanted to keep running it?"

I can only assume that it was decided as part of the sale negotiations. Whether it was Microsoft saying "we want to bring in a new team at the top" or the owners saying "we want to maximise profit" first, who knows.

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Finnucane | karma 5191 | avg karma 1.75 · | 2018-06-04 13:21:41+00:00

Isn't that the usual course of a corporate acquisition? One business buys another, they make an announcement, nothing will change, and a year later the old thing is completely gone. Happens in all sorts of industries, it's not just Microsoft.

Quiark | karma 572 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2019-05-07 02:23:00+00:00

I don't think they care about Windows that much any more. They even dissolved the team and it's now a part of Azure team / Office team.

bluedino | karma 19194 | avg karma 2.78 · | 2013-08-23 13:43:20+00:00

On the other hand, think of all the companies Microsoft used to compete with that are basically gone.