http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/06/26/microsoft-plans-acquisition-of-mobicomp-portugese-mobile-services-company.aspxMicrosoft has just announced that it plans to acquire MobiComp.&#160; MobiComp is, according to the press release : …a company that helped pioneer technologies allowing the backup and restoration of mobile data and mobile posting of social content toenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/06/26/microsoft-plans-acquisition-of-mobicomp-portugese-mobile-services-company.aspx#8533Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:59:16 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8533JohnCz<p>Mephiles, that what happens when you saved yourself $40 billion. &nbsp; :)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8533" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/06/26/microsoft-plans-acquisition-of-mobicomp-portugese-mobile-services-company.aspx#8532Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:43:52 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8532Mephiles<p>They're buying companies like they're in a supermarket. 0_0</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8532" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/06/26/microsoft-plans-acquisition-of-mobicomp-portugese-mobile-services-company.aspx#8531Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:29:21 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8531Chris<p>Yeah definitely some cool scenarios around this, in particular in notifying users what their friends are doing on Windows Live (via the notifications). WL Twitter anybody? ;)</p> <p>The MobiComp website isn't even updated yet hehe.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8531" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/06/26/microsoft-plans-acquisition-of-mobicomp-portugese-mobile-services-company.aspx#8530Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:43:37 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8530BV2312<p>Live Mesh Mobile?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8530" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/06/26/microsoft-plans-acquisition-of-mobicomp-portugese-mobile-services-company.aspx#8529Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:38:51 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8529BV2312<p>Third thing: </p> <p>Imagine Window Live Alert integrated into this for their Active mTicker software!!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8529" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/06/26/microsoft-plans-acquisition-of-mobicomp-portugese-mobile-services-company.aspx#8528Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:36:57 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8528BV2312<p>first thing : WOW</p> <p>second thing: might be called Windows Live (Mobile) Backup?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8528" width="1" height="1">