Comments on: Lessons from Microsoft's acquisition of ScreenTonic http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/05/04/lessons-from-microsofts-acquisition-of-screentonic/ A Technology and Business Weblog provided to You by a Global Group of Friends. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:57:10 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeremy Fain http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/05/04/lessons-from-microsofts-acquisition-of-screentonic/#comment-2248 Jeremy Fain Sun, 06 May 2007 22:46:12 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/lessons-from-microsofts-acquisition-of-screentonic/#comment-2248 Yes, maybe Microsoft should buy Twitter. You're definitely right Matthias. However, if the rumours making Microsoft acquire Yahoo! turn out to be true, then Microsoft would inherit of Flickr & Del.icio.us, from Yahoo!'s portfolio. About Second Life, maybe that's a good idea, I really don't know. Yes, maybe Microsoft should buy Twitter. You’re definitely right Matthias.

However, if the rumours making Microsoft acquire Yahoo! turn out to be true, then Microsoft would inherit of Flickr & Del.icio.us, from Yahoo!’s portfolio.

About Second Life, maybe that’s a good idea, I really don’t know.

]]> By: Matthias http://www.techiteasy.org/2007/05/04/lessons-from-microsofts-acquisition-of-screentonic/#comment-2249 Matthias Sun, 06 May 2007 15:00:07 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/lessons-from-microsofts-acquisition-of-screentonic/#comment-2249 Would it be a good strategy just to buy the next best web 2.0 company in order to become a member of the (2.0) community? Certainly not. And do we know today which will be the leading plattforms in 10 years time? Will YouTube or MySpace then still be state of the art? Maybe Microsoft should take a closer look on Second Life. What about if they could build up a small sized SL to be delivered with each office bundle sold? So that we could add a virtual conference room to our blog and meet there - instead of writing those little messages here.... Would it be a good strategy just to buy the next best web 2.0 company in order to become a member of the (2.0) community?

Certainly not. And do we know today which will be the leading plattforms in 10 years time? Will YouTube or MySpace then still be state of the art?

Maybe Microsoft should take a closer look on Second Life. What about if they could build up a small sized SL to be delivered with each office bundle sold? So that we could add a virtual conference room to our blog and meet there – instead of writing those little messages here….

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