This year they bought companies that not many have heard of:
InMage, Disaster recovery solutions.
SyntaxTree, Developer tools.
Capptain, (Mobile) application development.
GreenButton, Cloud computing.
Parature, Customer service software.
Apiphany, API management.
HLW Software, RDP application.
If there is a pattern it is not for me to see.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Microsoft







