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Microsoft to Acquire Groove Networks

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-collective-grows dept.

namalc writes "In a huge shot across the groupware bow, Microsoft announced today that it would acquire Groove Networks, and Ray Ozzie, the founder of Groove, would become Microsoft CTO. Ray Ozzie, the creator of Lotus Notes, had positioned Groove to straddle both the IBM/Lotus and Microsoft worlds. It will be interesting to see what direction Groove takes now."

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  1. Mandatory Soundgarden link by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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    > Stop saying "Bush regime."

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