IITs anticipate COVID-19 restrictions to impact international offers being extended by global recruiters.
The possibilities are: Apple, Google and a third player. The pursuit of that third slot is where there will be blood on the streets -- who will win, RIM or HP or Microsoft?
Software giant Microsoft, which has made a $44.6 billion unsolicited bid to take over Yahoo! Inc, has entered into serious talks with search major and the companies marked a dramatic change in tone, the Los Angeles Times has reported."Everybody -- shareholders, management alike -- is getting more reasonable. All of a sudden it seems like something is going to happen," the newspaper quoted a source as saying.
As Gates plans his transition, Ray Ozzie (founder of Lotus Notes and Groove Virtual Office) has assumed the position of chief software architect and Craig Mundie has taken the new title of chief research and strategy officer.
Nasscom chairman Ganesh Natarajan on Bill Gates' legacy.
Microsoft has had a rough track record in making big acquisitions pay off.