Microsoft buys Lookout...

Some of the former Netscape people started Lookout, which provides some Outlook search extensions. This company has just been purchased by Microsoft. Interestingly enough, the first time I heard about this was at Jim Fawcette's Blog, and not on Slashdot (or maybe I missed it).

In Jim's blog, he mentions that this is partially to catch up to Apple's Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4), and compete with Google's Deskbar and recent purchase of Picasa. Of course, he does not mention Linux, but we all know that it is on Microsoft's mind.

I am not sure which will be more interesting, the fight between Microsoft and Google or the second coming of the Browser wars...