Why did Microsoft even make the offer if they had a competing product ready to go? Isn’t the whole point of making the offer to save on development time and acquire the talent? Doesn’t seem like they needed either.
We were meeting with some benefits reps back when we started up our company, a consulting company based on our personal expertise in our field. These guys proudly laid out an elaborate (and expensive) plan to protect our wealth “when we get bought out” by a big firm. I asked “but what would they be buying out? We don’t make anything.” He said, “well they’d buy your assets!” I quipped back, “I think that’s been frowned upon since the 1860s.”
You could have been a Ray Kurzweil, starting successful enterprises, selling them for big money, then starting another with a completely different product. But NOOOO …
I worked for more than one software outfit that went belly up, and it was only slightly prettier than that. (But alas for employees in such a situation now — the network is probably all wireless. No CAT-5 cable to be found.)
BE THIS GUY 8 months ago
The employees should have known it was coming.
ifuxpam 8 months ago
A reverse plot armour
snsurone76 8 months ago
Won’t Alex come up with a solution??
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member 8 months ago
Because monopolies are a good thing, it keeps competition alive.
mourdac Premium Member 8 months ago
But Mike stuck to his guns ….
Billavi Premium Member 8 months ago
Why did Microsoft even make the offer if they had a competing product ready to go? Isn’t the whole point of making the offer to save on development time and acquire the talent? Doesn’t seem like they needed either.
prairiedogdance Premium Member 8 months ago
We were meeting with some benefits reps back when we started up our company, a consulting company based on our personal expertise in our field. These guys proudly laid out an elaborate (and expensive) plan to protect our wealth “when we get bought out” by a big firm. I asked “but what would they be buying out? We don’t make anything.” He said, “well they’d buy your assets!” I quipped back, “I think that’s been frowned upon since the 1860s.”
Droptma Styx 8 months ago
You could have been a Ray Kurzweil, starting successful enterprises, selling them for big money, then starting another with a completely different product. But NOOOO …
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 8 months ago
Good.Now Mike can put his car back in the garage where it belongs. Heck,he’s used everything but tear gas to get these loafers out of his garage.
RadioDial Premium Member 8 months ago
Not everyone was meant to be a manager.
RadioDial Premium Member 8 months ago
Just like Yahoo could have bought Google for $1M and Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for cheap, CEO’s ego’s just keep getting in the way.
mistercatworks 8 months ago
Shouldn’t they be xeroxing their resumes and sending them out with company postage?
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction 8 months ago
Microsoft had been generous to Mike.
The Brooklyn Accent 8 months ago
Alex is so scared that her eyes have reverted to their childlike aspect?
Dragoncat 8 months ago
Make a deal with the devil, you get burned.
Refuse a deal with the devil, you get crucified.
Fuzzy Kombu 8 months ago
I worked for more than one software outfit that went belly up, and it was only slightly prettier than that. (But alas for employees in such a situation now — the network is probably all wireless. No CAT-5 cable to be found.)
eddi-TBH 8 months ago
All of them were expecting that buy out to retire early. Now they have to find another start up and do it all over again.