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Originally posted by minestrone View PostYes, Facebook tanked after they bought stock in that 10 years ago.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostThey bought minority stake...
Anyway, they have had quite a few successful takeovers. Skype, Hotmail etc. Their record has been fairly decent overall.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostAnyway, they have had quite a few successful takeovers. Skype, Hotmail etc. Their record has been fairly decent overall.
Hotmail mothballed.
Microsoft has never been good with acquisitions.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostSkype is turning into bloatware tulip, had to stop updates to avoid them.
Hotmail mothballed.
Microsoft has never been good with acquisitions.
Hotmail which has rebranded has about 500 million accounts.
Skype has about 800 million.
Yes, they are clear failures for MS.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostHotmail which has rebranded has about 500 million accounts.
Skype has about 800 million.
Yes, they are clear failures for MS.
Whatsapp, Viber and a bunch of other trendy messengers outplaying Skype - MSFT already fecked up one attempt to force people use new version on Win 8, give it a few years and usage of Skype will decline.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostWhatsapp, Viber and a bunch of other trendy messengers outplaying Skype - MSFT already fecked up one attempt to force people use new version on Win 8, give it a few years and usage of Skype will decline.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostYes, just like you have been saying about house prices for 10 years.
You just need to value them in real money - gold.Comment
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Microsoft have turned it around in the last couple of years.
I was reading about the xbox E3 event last night, seen a twitter comment made by a games company boss on how they got Minecraft running on all OSs to get people signed up for xbox live accounts. Get them when they are young I suppose.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostHotmail which has rebranded has about 500 million accounts.
Skype has about 800 million."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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