Submission + - Dennis Ritchie died. (google.com)
Alex Belits writes: "Dennis Ritchie, creator of C and co-creator of Unix, died this weekend"
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Submission + - Dennis Ritchie died. (google.com)
Alex Belits writes: "Dennis Ritchie, a co-creator of C and Unix, died on October 9 2011."
Submission + - Microsoft apparently is buying Skype for $8.5B (guardian.co.uk)
Alex Belits writes: "Microsoft is apparently buying Skype for $8.5B. The news first appeared as a rumor at GigaOm ( http://gigaom.com/2011/05/08/more-skype-rumors-big-news-soon-microsoft-in-the-mix/ ) and seem to be confirmed by others.
Skype has significant debt, seems to be barely profitable, and Microsoft has nothing to gain from buying or operating it. Except, of course, their typical strategy — embrace, extend, then either extinguish or turn into a Windows delivery vehicle."
Skype has significant debt, seems to be barely profitable, and Microsoft has nothing to gain from buying or operating it. Except, of course, their typical strategy — embrace, extend, then either extinguish or turn into a Windows delivery vehicle."
Submission + - Yahoo is seeking a deal with Microsoft (bbc.co.uk)
Alex Belits writes: "BBC reports that Yahoo's co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang declared his support for the idea of Microsoft buying the company. This happened shortly after Google dropped their advertising deal."
