08 May
Microsoft looking for Facebook love?
Microhoo has been the subject of discussions for weeks now. But since $33 did not do the job, maybe we will have some developments in the Microbook front.
Microsoft already has a 1.6% stake in Facebook, after a highly publicized buy. And since the cash seems to be sitting there, why not expect such a move? According to some analysts, failure to buy Yahoo! has been good for Microsoft since it would be an impossible feat to coordinate the two largely incompatible giants.
Maybe the added pressure for a breakthrough from the Vista and Internet stalemates will finally make Microsoft see that Windows 7 must be a smashing product and that its “cloud OS” better deliver its promises…
[...] Posted by Dimitrios Matsoulis on May 8, 2008 Microhoo has been the subject of discussions for weeks now. But since $33 did not do the job, maybe we will have some developments in the Microbook front. (continued) [...]
May 8th, 2008 at 2:38 pm