Don't forget the Sybari acquisition that turned into Forefront. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families
----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 06:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Google killing Google Message Continuity (And more) On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> Google absorbs an app ... discontinues the original absorbed app. > > Yeah, well, Microsoft has certainly done this. It's an effective business strategy. Although it tends to piss people off, so doing it a lot may cost an org more in goodwill than they really should be spending. (Problem there is, goodwill usually doesn't show up in the PHB's spreadsheet.) > Except for Hyper-V and Virtual PC/Server (maybe those too, but I’m not aware > of it) Microsoft bought up all the companies that produced its > virtualization technologies and the originals are history. IIRC, the Virtual PC product was bought from a third-party who, ironically, had previously been more well-known on the Mac platform. Hyper-V, I dunno. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
