..And Some Are Finding a Home at Microsoft
MICROSOFT'S RECENT BUYS:
12/31/97
Spends $395 million in stock to acquire HotMail, a free Web E-mail service used by 9 million people
8/11/97
Invests $45 million in speech-recognition software maker Lernout & Hauspie
8/6/97
Invests $150 million in Apple as part of a technology-swapping deal
8/5/97
Acquires VXtreme, which makes software for sending video over the Net
7/21/97
Invests $30 million for a 10% stake in Real Networks, another maker of video streaming technology
6/26/97
Forms a joint venture with First Data for online bill paying
6/13/97
Acquires Coopers & Peters, which makes Java-based interface software
6/6/97
Invests $1 billion in cable-TV operator Comcast
5/7/97
Acquires Dimension X, maker of Java tools for multimedia
4/6/97
Acquires WebTV for $425 million
3/3/97
Acquires Interse, which makes Web-site analysis software
10/96
Invests $10 million for an equity stake in VDOnet, another video streaming company
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK
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