Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Sep 3 23:16:22 CDT 2013
As the saying goes, the deeper the pocket, potentially the better the service. In the case of Microsoft, they have made their reputation by trying to either ignore industry standards or trying to take them over. If MS ever starts to show a wiliness to work with the rest of the industry and not just being dragged kicking and screaming into complying, my confidence in the company will restore...in time. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Mattys" <michael at mattysconsulting.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 7:18:19 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft to Acquire Nokia's cellphone business I just read this whole thread. So, according to this thread, most connectivity is at population centers and each of the big providers are fighting for market share of these deep pools. The structure in place is ruled by, at best, fiber-optic cable. Is the next logical conclusion that Microsoft will announce gigabyte or terabyte data throughput via laser beam? Or is one of the large cable companies to be the next takeover target? Michael R Mattys Mattys Consulting, LLC www.mattysconsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian Andersen Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 6:39 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Cc: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft to Acquire Nokia's cellphone business Pretty interesting that Stephen Elop managed to get Nokia devalued to the point that Microsoft was able to purchase for cheaper than the price they paid for Skype. That's right... Skype. Microsoft sure hasn't changed. It's still the exact same shady company as it always has been. - Hans On 2013-09-03, at 4:27 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote: > Will this $7B deal be enough to repurpose Microsoft? > > -- > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com