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Microsoft Acquires Danger

Announced April 15, 2008 — $500M

MicrosoftMobile Internet software2008

What happened

Danger was a company based in United States operating in mobile internet software.

Acquirer
Microsoft
Target
Danger
Announced
April 15, 2008
Price
$500M
Industry
Mobile Internet software

By the numbers

Microsoft's acquisition history
133rd of 280 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
70 of 280 Microsoft deals
Microsoft's average disclosed price
$2.55B
Microsoft's largest disclosed deal
Activision Blizzard ($75.40B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2008
75 across all acquirers
Microsoft in Mobile Internet software
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire Danger?

Microsoft acquired Danger on April 15, 2008. This was Microsoft's 133rd publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for Danger?

Microsoft paid $500M for Danger.

What does Danger do?

Danger was a company based in United States operating in mobile internet software.

What other Mobile Internet software companies has Microsoft acquired?

Danger is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Mobile Internet software so far.

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