Oops... thanks... typeo.... Not means NOW.... Ooops... My point was that Softricity will continue to function as before. They won't be pieced out as a lot of people were trying to say Microsoft would do to them... Thanks for pointing that out. I make that typeo all the time... ooops... Douglas A. Brown President and Chief Technology Officer Microsoft MVP, Windows Server DABCC, Inc. Phone: (954) 778-9558 Fax: (248) 479-0621 E-mail: dbrown@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:dbrown@xxxxxxxxx> Web: http://www.dabcc.com <http://www.dabcc.com/> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Shonk Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 6:05 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Softricity I think you misread part the artcle... Softricity is a wholly owned subsidary. "With the closing of this acquisition, Softricity becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, and integration of Softricity's technologies into the Microsoft software delivery and engineering processes begins." Joe On 7/20/06, Douglas A. Brown < dbrown@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:dbrown@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: 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. Phone: (954) 778-9558 Fax: (248) 479-0621 E-mail: dbrown@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:dbrown@xxxxxxxxx> Web: http://www.dabcc.com <http://www.dabcc.com/> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: 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.ms px Steve Greenberg Thin Client Computing 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 Scottsdale, AZ 85262 (602) 432-8649 www.thinclient.net steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx