December 22, 2015 02:00 am
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Microsoft Buys Talko, Another Ray Ozzie Company
alphadogg writes: Every decade or so Microsoft seems to feel the need to buy a Ray Ozzie company. This time it's Talko, a Boston-based startup dedicated to helping workgroups (or families or other sets of associates) collaborate using their smartphones. Terms were not disclosed but in a blog post, the company said Talko technology, at least part of it, will live on in Skype. If this rings a bell to long-timers it's because ten years ago Microsoft bought Groove Networks, Ozzie's then Boston area startup geared for, yes, computer-assisted collaboration.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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