[Update 2 Dec 2014 — Microsoft’s Rajesh Jha confirmed that they have acquired Acompli, writing that Microsoft did so as a part of its commitment to mobile experience: In a world where… Read more »
In an unusual move, Tibco has announced that the firm has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $4.3 billion, the largest buyout in tech this year. The sale followed a… Read more »
Following the news that Larry Ellison is stepping down from his CEO perch at long-time rival Oracle, SAP said on Thursday that it now has 50 million cloud users following its… Read more »
Some might wonder why Microsoft would pay $2.5 billion for a game with low-res graphics and no real plot-line — but the reality is that Minecraft is far more of an… Read more »
Whether sold track by track or offered as a service, unbundled music has never generated the level of revenue or profit produced when music was only sold in bundles, Read more »
Last October, Google invested $12 million in a series B round, betting on a start-up called Enterproid. That company changed its name to Divide, and last week Google took the next… Read more »
Eight months after Microsoft(s MSFT) bought Nokia’s Devices and Services division for $7.17 billion, it’s official: Microsoft is no longer only a software giant but is also one of the world’s… Read more »
After 8 months, Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia’s devices and services business becomes official on April 25. Nokia’s network and mapping groups will remain separate, but Nokia phones will become Microsoft phones. Read more »
Facebook’s blockbuster $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp won’t necessarily kick off a consolidation wave. There aren’t that many more major OTT players left in the market that aren’t focused on Asia. Read more »
Two competitors in the customer service applications market are being acquired. According to Alex Williams at Techcrunch, Microsoft has acquired Parature to integrate the company’s customer support knowledge base technology into… Read more »