[THIN] Re: Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Softricity
- From: "Tim Mangan" <tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:34:25 -0400
Others previously caught the typo (IS a wholly owned.)
But don't confuse accounting details with reality. Technically, Softricity
was merged with another wholly owned subsidiary with Softricity surviving.
This is only for accounting/tax purposes. The organization structure at
Softricity is not likely to fit neatly into the Microsoft model, and groups
within Softricity will likely end up reporting into very different
structures. I believe that this is a good thing.
I want both the product, as is (and enhanced with features such as selective
bubble-bubble integration), as well as portions such as System Guard
integrated directly into the OS. Items 2 & 3 are really good news for the
market. But what I want for Christmas is a SoftGrid/SystemGuard API! There
are a lot of innovative things that could be done with such an API that
Microsoft is unlikely to do (first).
tim
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Douglas A. Brown
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 5:38 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Softricity
Interesting eh?
I find 3 things in the release of interest (IMHO)
1) Softricity is still Softricity, but not a wholly owned subsidiary
2) Zero-Touch and the SMS Connector are now FREE
3) The cost of SoftGrid will be CUT! This is GREAT NEWS!!!
Douglas A. Brown
President and Chief Technology Officer
Microsoft MVP, Windows Server
DABCC, Inc.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steve Greenberg
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 6:14 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Softricity
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jul06/07-17SoftricityPR.mspx
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
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