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0 pointsthe_hoser5y ago0 comments

No, not at all.

They've been pretty hands-off with their most recent acquisition, but one studio does not a trend make.

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Looking outside of the gaming space their recent acquisitions seem to have gone fine, no? For example Github seems to go well, Linkedin was always pretty shit and unethical, so I'm not sure it's any better or worse. Citus seems to still be going well and still offers on-prem or enterprise versions on other clouds than Azure. Xamarin is more open-sourced since Microsoft took over.

IMO, (and if you told me I'd say this 10 years ago I'd say you're crazy) of the big tech companies right now I think MS might be the best steward.

ssalazar5y ago

Skype is a very loud example of a poorly handled acquisition by Microsoft.

The client has been turned into a real fan-spinner and it seems like they sacrificed a great standalone service for something that pushes consumer and business users towards tight integration with Microsoft's platform.

2020 could have been a banner year for Skype; instead Zoom is now shorthand for any video meeting whatsoever.

SahAssar5y ago

Yes, Skype was handled incredibly bad. I don't think MS knew what they bought and both the client and the platform turned from being the kleenex of voip to similar to seeing a yahoo email nowadays.

I think MS'es ways have changed since then though, looking at acquisitions since 2013 to 2015-ish they seem to have been handled better IMO.

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the_hoserOP5y ago

Maybe, but that really depends on how independent Microsoft's gaming business is from the rest of the company.

I'm still waiting on the other shoe with github.

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SahAssar5y ago

IMO, (and if you told me I'd say this 10 years ago I'd say you're crazy) of the big tech companies right now I think MS might be the best steward.

ssalazar5y ago

Skype is a very loud example of a poorly handled acquisition by Microsoft.

2020 could have been a banner year for Skype; instead Zoom is now shorthand for any video meeting whatsoever.

SahAssar5y ago

Yes, Skype was handled incredibly bad. I don't think MS knew what they bought and both the client and the platform turned from being the kleenex of voip to similar to seeing a yahoo email nowadays.

I think MS'es ways have changed since then though, looking at acquisitions since 2013 to 2015-ish they seem to have been handled better IMO.

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the_hoserOP5y ago

Maybe, but that really depends on how independent Microsoft's gaming business is from the rest of the company.

I'm still waiting on the other shoe with github.

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