1.0 link 84974 <![CDATA[Would Microsoft Buy A Company Without Its Top Talent? ...or Any Talent?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jake-brewer/would-microsoft-buy-a-com_b_84974.html Granted, the answer may very well be as two analysts recently told me: "Of course they would if the purchase means online properties and market share in profitable markets. And also, they're Microsoft. So...yeah."

But what if "yeah" was wrong? What if human energy, organizational memory, the brain power behind R&D, the personalities behind culture, the foosball champions and the underlying people mojo was so woven into a company's fabric that existing talent was absolutely vital to future success and...

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