Thoughts about being acquired by Microsoft…

October 12th, 2005 francois Posted in Interesting Links |

Don Dodge, from Microsoft’s Emerging Business Team, has a post on what Microsoft looks for when acquiring companies (via R/W Web).

Not surprisingly, two of the main drivers are people and the ability to enter new markets.

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