Microsoft plans to buy Logitech?
Shares in Swiss-based computer peripherals maker Logitech International SA rose as much as 12 percent on Thursday based on speculation Microsoft Corp would launch a takeover bid, traders said. Analysts dismissed rumors of an $8 billion takeover bid as unlikely and Logitech board member Daniel Borel, the company’s largest shareholder, said he had no reason to sell his 6 percent stake. He declined to comment on the speculation. Such a deal would be Microsoft’s biggest ever and while the world’s largest software maker has recently shown a willingness to do bigger deals, it has focused most of its acquisitions on higher-margin Web and business software.
“I am a co-founder of Logitech. Would you be willing to sell your child?” Borel told Reuters in an interview. “I have no reason to sell. But I will not be the one to decide. I own only some 6 percent so I will neither enable nor prevent a sale of Logitech.” Traders said rumors circulated that Logitech, with a market capitalization of about 7 billion Swiss francs ($6.3 billion), would receive a takeover bid at 48 francs per share from Microsoft. A Logitech spokesman declined to comment. Microsoft said it does not comment on rumor or speculation. A Logitech takeover would make the software leader the world’s largest maker of computer mice and other peripheral devices as well. I love both Logitech and Microsoft hardware, they are simply the best. And this is how it always begins, spokesman refusing to comment on rumour. I smell the deal in the air.
Source: Reuters
Comments(68)
well maybe google will ofer 9 bil’
lol i wouldnt even wonder
MS – leave logitech alone!
Maybe logitechs new owners can teach them how to make decent drivers
before the microsoft haters start talking about microsoft wasting the good products of logitech because of its problems with viruses infecting windows and all this other crap: the only reason this happens is because the OS is more popular,has better driver support, and is used by more advanced users. so if linux or mac os would become more popular crackers would soon start trying to infect those computers with viruses instead of windows. so stfu u n00bs that still use linux
so now m$ will own creative and logitech? that makes sense..dont those companies make the same type of components? ok time for intel to buy amd!
Interesting, seems like the folks from microsoft are eager to fight on all fronts, and as long as “fighting” occurs – we, the customers, profit.
“Marching Feet” “Beating Drums” Microsoft is taking over the world.
If Microsoft buys Logitech, their products ie, G5 and G9 will become crap like the Habu and Sidewinder which no one bought
Oh no! As i’m swiss, i like to buy logitech products. As MS-hater i dont buy anything from MS. If logitech was bought by MS, what should i do?
OMG leave Logitech alone!!!! Logitech is pro like it is…
Microsoft going strong for world domination 2008! , all heil
Microsoft !!!! hope theyll buy up everything there is xD
well ms has its own mouse and key board which are more or less better then logitech and i have been using logitech mouse and keyboards for more than 7 yrs now and they are the best value for money products so M$ just stay away and dont try to eat competition always Monopolistic and anti trust law suits in europe will start flying right after this deal
As you know Microsoft makes the best, longest lasting hardware on the market. therefor the smart thing to do would be buy another hardware company
who farted???
I suggest they start with the programming of a distinguished browser cause their IE sux badly for webdevelopers.
Cornu
now they are going to try even harder to not make drivers for linux. f-u turds !
horizontal integration! i just learnt this from strategic management course =D
to all you people using linux: im sorry i have to break this to you but you are ALL N00BS. no drivers, no games, barely any customers… the only thing you got is that its open source and free but that doesnt matter since we have the scene
if you cannot develop good products for yourself you have to get the knowhow by swallowing companies. also most of microsoft programs were coded by bought companies.
all that “nah nah nah my OS is better than yours” is getting kinda old
its not like that kind of comments will change anyones mind on what OS they use ><
@ 17 Mr. X always with his witty and insightful commentary LOL…
Wow, this is really uninteresting..
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Seriously though, you’re making a big fuss about something that will likely never concern you personally. Relax.
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It has a market cap of just over 6b and the rumors are that MS is going to offer 8b? Logitech would be stupid to take that deal. The market cap is its current value. Companies are purchased based on their future value, not their current value.
If Logitech takes that deal, it will be the dumbest business move since Intermix Media sold MySpace for a mere $500m.
sounds like a good thing… maybe keyboards and mice will be cheaper (not)
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David Webb
January 10th, 2008 | 22:25
before the microsoft haters start talking about microsoft wasting the good products of logitech because of its problems with viruses infecting windows and all this other crap: the only reason this happens is because the OS is more popular,has better driver support, and is used by more advanced users. so if linux or mac os would become more popular crackers would soon start trying to infect those computers with viruses instead of windows. so stfu u n00bs that still use linux
”
WROOONG!
Linux is used for more advanced task in companies and by private users, becouse it offers adaptivity windows cant offer.
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Bill G
January 10th, 2008 | 22:56
As you know Microsoft makes the best, longest lasting hardware on the market. therefor the smart thing to do would be buy another hardware company
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Get your facts right. Average return % for a microsoft product during a 3 year period is over 20% logitech has less than 8%.
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David Webb
January 10th, 2008 | 23:14
to all you people using linux: im sorry i have to break this to you but you are ALL N00BS. no drivers, no games, barely any customers… the only thing you got is that its open source and free but that doesnt matter since we have the scene
”
there you go again, another kid with no facts. there are lot of drivers for linux, and if you dont find a driver suplied by the producer. Gues what! theres a non-official driver for practicly everything and most of the time they even work better than the official ones.
and off to my comment. Please people dont rant about the OS on this topic. the fact is( statistical and real fact) that Logitech and provide more value for your money with theyr products and a better longevity. plus they are way ahead in technology than /\/\$ (Good example is the G9 with its 3200 dpi technology while MS has whimsical stuff compared to that) also thy seem to offer more flexibility. Do you get keybs that can hold 54 textline commands as precoded macros? no you dont. do you get mice with all buttons customizable? no you dont. final conclusion. MS offers normal stuff for a lil bit above average price, where logitech offers more for a lil bit more.
BOTH ARE GOOD IN A WAY, but Logitech is just the thing for Pro’s
therefore. we as consumers prolly find no need for high priced MS mediocre stuff.
“do you get mice with all buttons customizable?”
Well I have a Microsoft Keyboard+Mouse, and i just customised my left button to make you kiss my ass, and my right button to tell you to chill out on writing a novel on releaselog.
I also like logitech.
(p.s, the point i was trying to make was that using intellipoint for my mouse you can customise any button, even the ones on your shirt)
I hope this isn’t true.
While Microsoft technically does make good products, I don’t care much for their design sense. Logitech has been pumping out gorgeous peripherals for a long time now, and I have a sneaking suspicion that their unique look may be tossed aside in favor of MS’ own designs if they’re acquired.
Man that was a good read.
lmfao @ 31.
Just need 2 customize that ‘get me a beer woman’ left click
I think microsoft, intel and nvidia should make together a computer to kick apple’s little white butt…..
I would hate to see this come true, as my MS IntelliMouse Explorer 4 just recently started acting up. (Lousy quality, like most MS-hardware. *NEVER* again!) So I got myself a Logitech MX518, which is _far_ superior and feels a lot more solid, for about the same price…
As MS and Logitech are the biggest mouse and keyboard manufacturers one can only hope the EU would stop this acquisition.
David Webb: “to all you people using linux: im sorry i have to break this to you but you are ALL N00BS”
STFU and fsck off, please. It is painfully clear you’re “teh noob” here. I bet you I formatted my first 5.25-inch floppy when your mother still hadn’t even *seen* your dad’s 3.5-inch… and you’re probably so fresh to computers you have yet to learn how to resize a partition in Vista…
@19 hmmm are you really that stupid you think that linux users use the OS to play games lol get a grip im not dissing XP i have always used it but linux has it’s uses but i guess you wouldn’t know that Google is your best friend use it! but i bet you dont even know how to use that.
But in other terms Microsft explorer mouse was a pukka mouse in it’s day for gaming but guess what logitech come along with high DPI Gaming Mouses and much better gaming keyboards so make up your mind
Microsoft Wireless explorer keyboard and mouse with low dpi and slow response and never ending supply of batteries or Logitech DiNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard and a Razer Lachesis Ice White 4000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse
@30 Well Put!
@36
he may have a 3.5 inch but when he has a boner than it wont even fit in a drive bay. if youre stupid enough to use vista than i really feel sorry for you my friend but by the way your crack addicted mother abandoned you when you were little you probably still format your drives using FAT32. no person that i have met liked linux and no computer magazine has ever recommended it so you lick my d!ck
Wow @39 mum jokes if that is what you and your friends find funny no wonder none of them like linux they to dumb to use it.
I hope this doesn’t happen, logitech has always made the best computer accessories, i recently got their G9 mouse and i love it, just really well made, innovative products, i hate to see things like this happen when everyone gets bought out.
@39: how do you know that your fathers penis does not fit into a drive bay when he has a boner???
I havent met anybody who liked David Webb, and no magazine has ever recommended you, so its proven that you suck?!
BTW all you haters of UNIX OS wouldn’t put it past me what type of server the web hosting for this lovely site is on plus the many other sites in you Bookmarks list Grow up
@40
your just was the same as mine so i wouldnt brag sh!tface
@42
“i never met anybody who liked david webb”
wtf. there is no david webb. its jason bournes real name and if you ever got out more and got a life or just a girl than you would know that. but hey i dont judge queers
Why don’t we just give all software and computer hardware companies to Microsoft. Surely the computing world will be a better place when there’s just one monopoly making everything, right?
yes i would sell my child for 8 billion and i would even throw in the mamma for free
@46
lmao
How does thwe operating system have anything to do with my mouse, webcam or speakers?
Every peripheral I’ve bought in the last few years has been logitech, not had any problems with any of it. when I’ve been looking logitech products always have the best in class reviews, and Microsoft always have something similar but in a 20% more price range (not including speakers) Does this mean anything other than Logitech prices go up to make the Microsoft branded crap look better?
Ya well, I hate my MX1000 Mouse and my MX600 isn’t even that good. My 5 year old M$ one is much better, even though it’s not customizable.
Gr00vE, Windows doesn’t buy anything. Microsoft does. One is a line of operating systems, the other one is a multinational computer technology corporation.
One more note: if, say, MS buys Logitech, do you really think it’ll affect you in any conceivable way? I agree with #24, stop inventing those “Blue Mice of Death” please.
So this is how it is, huh?
Microsoft is going to exploit and ruin Logitech too?
Jesus effing christ! M$, keep doing your crappy OS and leave the hardware to the pros…
Microsoft hardware: mouse – broken
Keyboard – weird sounds – broken
xbox – broken
need I say more?
@39
David Webb: “he may have a 3.5 inch”
See, now you’re revealing how much of a noob *you* are…
Either your family is so poor your dad is still using antiqued 3.5-inch microfloppy disks to store his pix of you performing lewd sexual acts on him, or you’re so fresh to computers that you’re not getting the fact that I wasn’t referring to your dad having a small penis…
David Webb: “but when he has a boner than it wont even fit in a drive bay”
Someone call child protective services please! David Webb’s dad is having sex with his computer in front of his obtuse son.
David Webb: “if youre stupid enough to use vista than i really feel sorry for you my friend but by the way your crack addicted mother abandoned you when you were little”
*laf* Is that your best comeback? How fscking lame. You must be really, REALLY, slow. If I was using Vista, then _why_ would I respond to your MS-fanboy rambling nonsense about Linux?
David Webb: “you probably still format your drives using FAT32″
No, I’m using XFS, and I bet you’ve never even heard of it.
David Webb: “no person that i have met liked linux and no computer magazine has ever recommended it”
So you have no friends, or have mentally challenged friends, and you have bad reading comprehension skills. What a surprise!
David Webb: “so you lick my d!ck”
Yes… well, you probably would like that, wouldn’t you, Liberace-wannabe…
@35,
LOL. +1. Intel + MS + Nvidia > Mac
Im really getting sick of hearing about huge companies growing larger by buying out other huge companies…Soon, every product known to man will be manufactured by one mega-corporation, OmniTech! Ill shoot myself before that happens…
@51
I am very aware Microsoft is more than Windows, my point is most of the comments are about linux being crap or something, which as the article isn’t titled “Logitech say we only make products for Windows” is pretty irrelevent.
@36
Switzerland isn’t part of the EU, so the EU can’t stop it!
Logitech makes some of the best wireless keyboards and mice (IMO) and Microsoft makes the cheapest most useless wireless equipment on the market! So it could go 2 ways, Microsoft learns from Logitech, or destroys it!
Link to article for anyone interested in facts.
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSL1049519220080110
It’s just a rumour, nothing more.
A reason for share price to fluctuate, and for RLSLog to get a bunch of MS-related comments. Any cr4p like this is good to spark comments, right rlslog?
@51 – I totally agree, but hey, its easy to hate MS.
my G7 just died yesterday. i gotta call Logitech’s tech support tomorrow to get a replacement.
Considering I like razer mice better then logitech.. I say go ahead and let them but it. Logitech has been laggin in the pc products for a while and the prices for keyboards is insane. 200 bucks for a keyboard that is wireless and has a lcd screen.. yeah right.
Hah, I were already planning to buy Razer’s copperhead mouse instead of logitech and now ill just skip logitech for good, when M$ takes over logitech I can bet that driver/customer support drops in half what it is now or something other disastrous things starts happen.
But still MX500@1000hz owns, shame that it’s not indestructible after years of usage.
I have logitech mouse, logitech keyboard, logitech speakers, … best hardware i ever used.
Maybe it would actually be good to get logitech hardware when buying windows pcs? i mean, forget macs and so on i want to use my software, i wont change to some other OS!
I hope it won’t happen. We need more competition, not less.
Who cares? Microsoft makes nicer keyboards/mice. But logitech makes a nice trackball and half-decent webcams.
I don’t see what they’d gain by buying them. They can already design/produce whatever they want. That would be so pointless.
well, after reading #5, and laughing really really hard, this buyout is going to affect us all. with minimal competition, you new mouse can cost more than a new computer, cus who is gonna take on a monopoly?
wow MS buys one company and they’re taking over the world… yep sounds sensible to me. come on guys its only Logitech
Razer is better imo
@31
is that all? only 2 buttons, awww man i feel sorry you my turd friend.
hmmm lets see now:
ill customize; my wheel to shrink/stretch you as i please, wheel sideways rotates you. so thats voodoo wheel for you. hmmm for next, i customize my switch button to switch your gender. + and – buttons reduce your intelligence between 1 cell organisms and amoebas intelligence level. right mouse button shuts you up. and i still have the left mouse button to click, drag and drop you to the bin.
(P.S. your message went a bit overboard, no need to start telling others to kiss your ass, they might get syphilis.)
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