Going beyond the dial tone

Excellent news this evening. Microsoft has withdrawn its bid for Yahoo! In a letter to Jerry Yang, CEO/Chief Yahoo, Balmer said “I hereby formally withdraw Microsoft’s proposal to acquire Yahoo!.”

This has been a three month battle which has created much buzz in the Zimbra community, generating 303 postings and over 42,000 views on the Zimbra forums

Having watched Microsoft’s attempt very closely, I am pleased they have decided to withdraw this bid. This will allow Zimbra to continue to innovate and provide a solid and reliable alternative for enterprise messaging and collaboration.

Details on the press releases can be found here and here.