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Microsoft Absorbs Sidekick Maker Danger Inc. [Cellphones]

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2008-02-11 11:54:04 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
...Danger Inc.best known as the Hiptop/Sidekick's daddyfor an undisclosed hunk of cash. Fear not, Sidekick fans, it'll be business as usual on that front. But this pretty much confirms that Microsoft's new growth strategy in areas it's obsessed with but weak in is simple, ill-fitted assimilation. Obviously, the goal is to grab Danger's mobile...
 
Tags: danger, microsoft, mobile services company, mobile services, windows mobile, windows mobile software, software, microsoft software, danger team
 
 
 
 
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Breaking: Microsoft swallows up Danger, Inc

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2008-02-11 15:24:06 by Doug Aamoth in CrunchGear
...Danger Inc., the company responsible for the software and services powering many popular consumer handsets I like the Sidekick software interface. Im not crazy about the Windows Mobile interface. Im hoping this means that the Danger interface will smarten up Windows Mobile and not that Windows Mobile will dumb down the Danger interface Gotta...
 
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Its Official: Microsoft Has Acquired Danger [Business]

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2008-04-16 15:38:38 by posted by Pantha in
...Danger is complete and official. Whether or not this is good news or bad news for fans of the Sidekick has yet to be seen, but we'll try to stay positive and keep an open mind. Hit the jump for the full press release. Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Danger, Incorporates Company Into Premium Mobile Experiences Group New business group...
 
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It's Official: Microsoft Has Acquired Danger [Business]

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2008-04-16 11:38:38 by Adam Frucci in Gizmodo
...Danger is complete and official. Whether or not this is good news or bad news for fans of the Sidekick has yet to be seen, but we'll try to stay positive and keep an open mind. Hit the jump for the full press release. Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Danger, Incorporates Company Into Premium Mobile Experiences Group New business group...
 
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Microsoft completes acquisition of Danger, Sidekick doomed?

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2008-04-15 15:46:59 by Peter Ha in CrunchGear
...Danger is now complete. Danger, for those not in the know, is the brains behind T-Mobiles popular Sidekick device and provides one of the best OS on the market. Danger will be left alone in their Bay Area offices, but will join the Premium Mobile Experiences group at Microsoft. This group focuses on consumer-facing mobile projects We imagine...
 
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Microsoft completes Danger acquisition - Danger integrated into Premium Mobile Experiences Division

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2008-04-15 20:39:47 by Will Park in IntoMobile
...Danger . Well, it looks like the acquisition has been completed and Microsoft is celebrating by integrating the Danger team into the newly created Premium Mobile Experiences (PMX) division Microsoft's move to create the PMX division underlies the company's renewed push to make their mobile offerings more user-friendly. That means we'll be...
 
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Microsoft paid $500 million for Danger?

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2008-02-13 15:41:13 by willpark in IntoMobile
...Danger. Gigaom's "fairly solid sources" are pegging Microsoft's most recent purchase at a hefty half-billion greenbacks Why so much? Well, it would seem that Microsoft wants to leverage their services, like Microsoft Live Search, Mail, and Messenger, in the Danger platform. The idea being that a Microsoft-backed Danger OS could be just the...
 
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Microsoft to buy Sidekick maker Danger

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2008-02-13 13:26:48 by Darrin Olson in SlipperyBrick
...Danger, software maker for the popular consumer-targeted Sidekick mobile device. Reportedly the purchase came after months of negotiations, with Danger receiving a number of different offers and Microsoft doubling their original offer to keep Danger out of others hands. That offer has been rumored to be as much as $500 million, but no...
 
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Microsoft to Acquire Danger

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2008-02-11 15:51:59 by Patrick Birmingham in Cell Phone Digest
...Danger Inc., the company responsible for the software and services powering many popular consumer handsets. The acquisition will align Dangers nearly 10 years of expertise in the mobile consumer space with Microsofts vision to provide innovative and compelling mobile experiences to a growing base of customers The Palo Alto, Calif.-based...
 
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