The Danger Acquisition: All About the Services, Baby
"You know us. We can't pass up an opportunity to say “I told you so.” It's a weakness, really. So when Ina Fried reported on Steve Ballmer's comments during Mix '08 (the same place where Ballmer gave us Monkey Dance Redux), our beady, self-aggrandizing eyes lit up when we came to the section about the acquisition of Sidekick-maker Danger." 
When Microsoft had announced the purchase of a popular mobile device manufacturer Danger, there were lots of comments from the media and the mobile industry bloggers about the justification for the purchase. Danger manufactures the popular T-Mobile Sidekick, a device that enables you manage your phone data from any Web browser. That concept and the fact that the Sidekick generates revenue by promoting services is probably what pulled Microsoft towards Danger. Check out Danger's Web site for more information on what they offer.
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