http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/06/4-reasons-microsoft-will-never-buy-nortel/ Channel News, Reseller News and Channel Partner Programs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/06/4-reasons-microsoft-will-never-buy-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-74126 John Adams Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:28:26 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/06/4-reasons-microsoft-will-never-buy-nortel/#comment-74126 You left out the 5th reason - why buy technology when people (like Nortel) will give it to you for free. MS has a history of taking technology from companies without ever really paying for it by buying the company. The landscape is littered with companies who thought their "exit strategy" was going to be a MS acquisition but once the technology transfer occurred ... You left out the 5th reason – why buy technology when people (like Nortel) will give it to you for free. MS has a history of taking technology from companies without ever really paying for it by buying the company. The landscape is littered with companies who thought their “exit strategy” was going to be a MS acquisition but once the technology transfer occurred …

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