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MWC 2008: Microsoft buys Danger

After failing in its bid for Yahoo, for now, the software giant has gone public on talks to snap up the Sidekick smartphone software developer.

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By Nicole Kobie

published 11 February 2008

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Nicole Kobie

Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.

Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.

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