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Microsoft Tried to Acquire Nintendo and Square
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Xbox, Bloomberg’s Dina Bass conducted a series of interviews about how the original console came to be. Part of it involved finding out what plans Microsoft had for partnerships and acquisitions. It turns out the company not only met with companies like Konami and Tecmo to discuss getting games on the system, but Microsoft also explored the possibility of acquiring Nintendo, Square, EA, and Midway. While responses varied, the answer in many of those cases were essentially, “No.”
In the portion of the history discussing potential Microsoft acquisitions, Head of Business Development Bob McBreen, Director of Third-Party Relations Kevin Bachus, and former President and CEO Steve Ballmer went over the rejections. Efforts started with EA, which said no. Then, Microsoft turned to Nintendo about the possibility, which also resulted in a “no.” When Square representatives were approached, Micros
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The cloud giant adds to an industrywide effort to reduce reliance on Intel s chip technology.
Bloomberg | Dec 19, 2020
Ian King and Dina Bass (Bloomberg) Microsoft Corp. is working on in-house processor designs for use in server computers that run the company’s cloud services, adding to an industrywide effort to reduce reliance on Intel Corp.’s chip technology.
The world’s largest software maker is using Arm Ltd. designs to produce a processor that will be used in its data centers, according to people familiar with the plans. It’s also exploring using another chip that would power some of its Surface line of personal computers. The people asked not to be identified discussing private initiatives. Intel’s stock dropped 6.3% to close at $47.46 in New York, leaving it down 21% this year.
Microsoft Says Its Systems Were Exposed to SolarWinds Hack The company said investigations so far show the malicious software wasn’t used to attack others and didn’t impact customer data or outward-facing systems.
Bloomberg | Dec 18, 2020
Dina Bass (Bloomberg) Microsoft Corp. said its systems were exposed to the malware used in the Russia-linked hack that targeted U.S. states and government agencies, adding that investigations so far show the malicious software wasn’t used to attack others and didn’t impact customer data or outward-facing systems.
The company is a customer of SolarWinds Corp., whose software the hackers are believed to have used to gain access to networks by installing malicious code. Microsoft found code related to that cyber-attack “in our environment, which we isolated and removed,” spokesman Frank Shaw said in a statement posted to his Twitter account. “We have not found evidence of access to production services or customer data. Our i