Microsoft’s huge Dropbox deal is the latest evidence Nadella is much wiser than Ballm

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http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R_6ZYcXonByDJj2tTo_Cxg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/ballmer-6.png (http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-huge-dropbox-deal-latest-evidence-nadella-much-225040179.html)Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was a very bright guy and capable CEO who also had a very bad habit of casually brushing off-competitors who actually deserved to be taken very seriously. Recall his infamous dismissals of the iPhone and of Android, for example, to see how Ballmer ridiculing a product became a reverse-kiss-of-death — in other words, Ballmer trashing a rival offering was almost a guarantee that it would become a success. RELATED: Dropbox is out to make Ballmer regret dismissing it as a ‘little startup’ I bring this up today in light of the news that Microsoft has surprisingly agreed to work more closely to better integrate Dropbox with its hugely popular-Microsoft Office productivity software. As The Verge



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