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Microsoft Invested $300 Million in a Doomed Business
Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 1:45pm | 684Last spring, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced that it would pour $300 million into Barnes & Noble's (NYSE: BKS) Nook business. This was an unusual move for Microsoft, but it seemed like a sound investment for the firm to make. The Windows maker needed content and a potential partner in...
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Are Traders Pumping Glu Mobile with Microsoft Buyout Rumors?
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 2:06pm | 692Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is rumored to be interested in acquiring Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) for as much as $8 a share. Is this too good to be true for Glu investors, or is the Windows maker genuinely interested in acquiring a mobile game developer? This is not the first time that Microsoft has...