At what point does an acquisition signal a white flag? Is it just me or is it weird that the largest purchase in Microsoft’s history is for a company it could have bought for half that price (at least) a couple years ago. I’m pretty sure overpaying for a company in an industry you could have dominated if only you’d recognized the world outside the desktop signals flawed strategy more than it signals a return to prominence. John Battelle decided to take a few days to determine the meaning of this one. Combine this with their recent saber-rattling over open source and patents and to me, it’s clear. Microsoft knows it’s hosed and is trying to buy – or cajole – its way back to the top.
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