__/ [ Robin T Cox ] on Friday 18 May 2007 18:15 \__
> On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:24:50 -0700, John Bailo wrote:
>
>> Desperate times...
>>
>>> On Friday morning, the Redmond, Wash.-based company told Wall Street that
>>> it was buying online advertising firm aQuantive for $66.50 per share in
>>> an all-cash transaction valued at $6 billion.
>>>
>>> Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the acquisition represents the next
>>> step in the evolution of the company's ad network.
>>>
>>> "The advertising industry is evolving and growing at an incredible pace,
>>> moving increasingly toward online and IP-served platforms, which
>>> dramatically increases the importance of software for this industry,"
>>> Ballmer said.
>>
>>
http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/18/microsoft-aquantive-advertising-markets-equity-cx_jl_0518markets03.html?partner=yahootix
>
> Can someone tell me how a concern for software security is consistent with
> a concern to make money from online advertising?
Securing the future maybe? Lavish spendings don't guarantee anything. The
XBox/360 and PS3 prove this. It seems like most of Microsoft's divisions are
losing a lot of money.
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