The Future of Web Startups

Re:The Future of Web Startups by aston on Thursday October 04, 2007 @11:21AM (#63041)

Google has by far the best programmers of any public technology company. If they don't have a problem doing acquisitions, the others should have even less problem. However many Google does, Microsoft should be doing ten times as many.

I actually think Microsoft does.

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Re:The Future of Web Startups by Alex3917 on Thursday October 04, 2007 @12:26PM (#63068)

I heard Carl Schramm (the economist) give a talk on Tuesday, and IIRC he said that MS buys six to ten startups per month. Most big companies are buying startups like crazy now though, even the ones you'd never expect. For example, even Proctor & Gamble buys around 100 startups per year.

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Re:The Future of Web Startups by florianb on Thursday October 04, 2007 @01:32PM (#63098)

Mostly like in Bioscience they are buying patents ( P&G ) so that is not really comparable to web startups

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