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Re:Xobni launches 4 partnerships that will change Outlook fo... by sahaj on Wednesday November 19, 2008 @01:54AM (#369261)
looks like someone is hoping for a microsoft yahoo merger soon.
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Re:Xobni launches 4 partnerships that will change Outlook fo... by mikkom on Wednesday November 19, 2008 @04:01AM (#369327)
Didn't microsoft already try to buy them?
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Re:Xobni launches 4 partnerships that will change Outlook fo... by justindz on Wednesday November 19, 2008 @08:29AM (#369440)
Yes, they turned down a large offer from Microsoft which at the time was debated on HN as either indicating an ace up their sleeve or sheer stupidity.
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Re:Xobni launches 4 partnerships that will change Outlook fo... by dmoney on Wednesday November 19, 2008 @07:19PM (#370132)
It was $20m[1], which seems large to me, but I seem to remember the argument being made that it was likely too small a return to get their investors to agree to it.

[1] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/xobni-walks-away-from-a...

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