Thursday, March 10, 2005

Some sharp Groove criticism Groove is perhaps one of the finest example of technology in recent times which has tons of potential and no vision. If you ask Groove what their product is, they will probably reply with something like: "it's a program that allows people to work together on files, projects, meetings and so on.". And that underlines their severe lack of vision and plain immaturity which otherwise could have changed the face of the Internet. Bottom line is: Through people some API and thou shalt built apps upon it. Invest in platform, not applications. Groove hasn't learned this lesson.   10:29:00 PM    comment [] Microsoft to buy Groove Networks Microsoft on Thursday said it will acquire Groove Networks and make Groove's founder, Ray Ozzie, chief technology officer at the software giant. Ray Ozzie founder, Groove Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Microsoft said it will incorporate Groove's collaboration software into its Office line of desktop productivity applications. Ozzie, the inventor of Lotus Notes and a collaboration guru, will report to Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect. Microsoft was an investor in Groove, which has closely tied its collaboration software to Windows and other Microsoft products. "After working with Ray for years as a close partner, it will be great to have him on our senior leadership team," Gates said in a statement. 9:34:54 AM    comment []

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