Microsoft Buys Bethesda For $7.5 Billion
Big deal! Talk about kicking off a new week strong! In the most unexpected of moves, Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring ZeniMax Media to supercharge its Xbox …
Tag: Acquisitions
Why Microsoft TikTok Bid Failed?
The hottest story in tech right now is that of the TikTok battle that has been raging these past few weeks after a certain Donald Trump forced the video …
NVIDIA Acquiring ARM For $40 Billion
Blockbuster deal. Graphics giant NVIDIA has officially confirmed that it is acquiring ARM from SoftBank. This is in a deal that is valued a whopping $40 billion. SoftBank purchased …
TikTok Says No To Microsoft
Negotiations failed. The September 15 deadline to acquire TikTok is almost here, with the Chinese company risking shutdown if a deal does not go through. And by the looks …
Trump Says No To TikTok Deadline Extension
The game enters the final phase. The TikTok saga is nearing a finish. President Donald Trump has confirmed that is in no mood to extend the deadline he gave …
Surprise Partner Joins Microsoft To Purchase TikTok
Walmart. Of all the companies that could have joined hands with Microsoft, it’s good old Walmart that has partnered up with Redmond in its quest to acquire TikTok. It …
Oracle Joins The Race To Buy TikTok
What in blue blazes is the world coming to? If you thought Microsoft acquiring TikTok was weird, then let’s see how you react to the news of Oracle of …
Former Microsoft CEOs At Odds Over TikTok
For a company as prominent as Microsoft, it’s remarkable that it has only had three CEOs up until now. Interestingly, two of them are at odds over the potential …
Donald Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days To Buy TikTok
Time for some good old politics. US President Donald Trump is taking a rather hands-on approach regarding the takeover of TikTok, for which Microsoft is the leading candidate. He …
Will Microsoft Buy TikTok?
Whoa! Stranger things have happened. But Microsoft of all companies has surprisingly slotted in pole position to take over TikTok, the Internet phenomenon that has taken the world by …
NVIDIA Said To Be Eyeing ARM
Well, well. Reports emerged last week about SoftBank thinking about selling ARM Holdings, the company whose designs power much of the mobile world. There talk was accompanied by how …
11 Companies That Microsoft Could Acquire In 2020
Salesforce? Twilio? Workday? Get in line! Microsoft spent $9 billion on acquisitions during its last fiscal year, with the blockbuster $7.5 billion purchase of GitHub the absolute highlight. There …
Microsoft Buys Mover To Simplify Cloud File Migration
Another week, another Microsoft acquisition. This time, the Redmond based software titan has added cloud file migration service Mover to its portfolio of acquisitions. This is a startup that …
Microsoft Acquires BlueTalon To Fortify Sensitive Data
Another day, another acquisition! Microsoft has opened its purse again to buy BlueTalon, a startup that designs data access control solutions. It continues the pattern of commercializing tools that …
Microsoft Buys Citus Data
Microsoft has acquired Citus Data in a bid to boost its open source databased game in the cloud, with the moving allowing businesses to take advantage of scalable distributed …
Microsoft Snaps Up FSLogix For A Virtualization Boost
Another day, another Microsoft acquisition. This time around, the software titan has snapped up FSLogix, in a bid to give Office 365 virtualization a boost. The buyout, the Redmond …
Will Microsoft Buy Out Adobe?
Two iconic software companies. One iconic buyout. There is talk that Microsoft may swoop in and acquire Adobe, the biggest name in design and creativity software. The Redmond based …
Microsoft All Set To Buy XOXCO
The acquisitions keep on coming for Microsoft. This ongoing acquisition spree has seen the company announcing its intention to buy XOXCO, a software product design and development firm. One …
Microsoft Acquires PowerPoint Software Developer LiveLoop
Chalk in another acquisition for Microsoft. The company has purchased startup software firm LiveLoop, which developed a popular PowerPoint plugin. Of the same name. LiveLoop turned presentations into web …
Nokia Q4 2014 Results Show A Sharp Increase In Profits
Microsoft had a perfectly fine quarter in mobile, moving 10.5 million Lumia handsets, but guess which company found even bigger success. Nokia recorded a massive increase in profits. The …