Assuming Ballmer will actually walk the walk here, the acquisitions will only work if MSFT can integrate them into their existing platforms. This is why I think platforms will eventually end up being funds, and thus may end up disrupting startup financing. -- KM


Ballmer: I will buy 20 web companies a year — Steve Ballmer has told an audience of foaming Silicon Valley start-up types exactly what they want to hear: he will buy 20 web companies a year for the next five years. — The Microsoft boss made the promise at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.
Source: The Register
Author: Chris Williams

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