Microsoft M&A waking up to RSS? Onfolio acquired

March 7, 2006 By

I’m cheering! Is Microsoft’s mergers and acquisitons department waking up to RSS?

Microsoft today announced that it has purchased Onfolio.

Excellent. Buzz Bruggeman is always praising Onfolio running on his computers (he’s CEO of ActiveWords and someone who really works at having the most productive software around).

I can’t wait to hear about how the Onfolio technology will be used inside Microsoft’s stuff. For those who don’t remember Onfolio, it’s a browser plugin (works in both Firefox and IE). Is a very nice RSS News Aggregator (stores everything locally offline and has several different views).

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  • Dave Rakowski

    Onfolio is my favorite app…….I’m willing to give MS the benefit of the doubt on this one, but I hope they don’t screw it up.

    First improvement to make: have it work so that it syncs across different computers.

    Dave Rakowski
    Allentown, PA

  • Dave Rakowski

    Onfolio is my favorite app…….I’m willing to give MS the benefit of the doubt on this one, but I hope they don’t screw it up.

    First improvement to make: have it work so that it syncs across different computers.

    Dave Rakowski
    Allentown, PA

  • Dave Rakowski

    Onfolio is my favorite app…….I’m willing to give MS the benefit of the doubt on this one, but I hope they don’t screw it up.

    First improvement to make: have it work so that it syncs across different computers.

    Dave Rakowski
    Allentown, PA

  • http://journal.pdsys.org/ Nicholas

    I love love love Onfolio.. out of all the aggregators, it’s the best one hands down. Keep the feeds IN THE BROWSER, not in some pseudo-Outlook app.

  • http://journal.pdsys.org/ Nicholas

    I love love love Onfolio.. out of all the aggregators, it’s the best one hands down. Keep the feeds IN THE BROWSER, not in some pseudo-Outlook app.

  • http://journal.pdsys.org/ Nicholas

    I love love love Onfolio.. out of all the aggregators, it’s the best one hands down. Keep the feeds IN THE BROWSER, not in some pseudo-Outlook app.

  • http://blog.windowsobserver.com/ WindowsObserver

    Onfolio (I have never used it – at least not yet!) is already incorporated into Windows Live Toolbar according to a press release from Mircosoft I just posted about.

    http://blog.windowsobserver.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-announces-new-live-services/

  • http://blog.windowsobserver.com/ WindowsObserver

    Onfolio (I have never used it – at least not yet!) is already incorporated into Windows Live Toolbar according to a press release from Mircosoft I just posted about.

    http://blog.windowsobserver.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-announces-new-live-services/

  • http://blog.windowsobserver.com WindowsObserver

    Onfolio (I have never used it – at least not yet!) is already incorporated into Windows Live Toolbar according to a press release from Mircosoft I just posted about.

    http://blog.windowsobserver.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-announces-new-live-services/

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  • Steve

    I’m not looking forward to this. I spend more time in Onfolio than I should and to think of Microsoft trying to cram in into a “live” format, make it look and act like every other application and start stripping away features (like firefox support) is a major bummer. Also, please keep this out of OFFICE as well!

  • Steve

    I’m not looking forward to this. I spend more time in Onfolio than I should and to think of Microsoft trying to cram in into a “live” format, make it look and act like every other application and start stripping away features (like firefox support) is a major bummer. Also, please keep this out of OFFICE as well!

  • Steve

    I’m not looking forward to this. I spend more time in Onfolio than I should and to think of Microsoft trying to cram in into a “live” format, make it look and act like every other application and start stripping away features (like firefox support) is a major bummer. Also, please keep this out of OFFICE as well!

  • Wataru Tenga

    The beauty of Onfolio as an RSS feeds reader is the ease of keyboard navigation. This is something totally lacking in the current MS feeds reader, in Newsgator for Outlook, and many other programs. Let’s just hope Microsoft doesn’t kill this part of the program.

  • Wataru Tenga

    The beauty of Onfolio as an RSS feeds reader is the ease of keyboard navigation. This is something totally lacking in the current MS feeds reader, in Newsgator for Outlook, and many other programs. Let’s just hope Microsoft doesn’t kill this part of the program.

  • Wataru Tenga

    The beauty of Onfolio as an RSS feeds reader is the ease of keyboard navigation. This is something totally lacking in the current MS feeds reader, in Newsgator for Outlook, and many other programs. Let’s just hope Microsoft doesn’t kill this part of the program.

  • http://www.bynkii.com/ John C. Welch

    Wow…if only RSS worked on platforms that aren’t Windows. Gosh, it’s just too bad for everyone else, because RSS is like this cool thing that only exists on Windows and all.

  • http://www.bynkii.com/ John C. Welch

    Wow…if only RSS worked on platforms that aren’t Windows. Gosh, it’s just too bad for everyone else, because RSS is like this cool thing that only exists on Windows and all.

  • http://www.bynkii.com/ John C. Welch

    Wow…if only RSS worked on platforms that aren’t Windows. Gosh, it’s just too bad for everyone else, because RSS is like this cool thing that only exists on Windows and all.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    John: actually, where do I complain that NetNewsWire only runs on Macs?

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    John: actually, where do I complain that NetNewsWire only runs on Macs?

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    John: actually, where do I complain that NetNewsWire only runs on Macs?

  • http://blog.zemote.com/ Jeff O’Hara

    Great, I can only assume they will make it stop working with firefox. It is a sad day for onfolio firefox users. Scoble can you pull some weight and make sure they keep firefox support?

  • http://blog.zemote.com/ Jeff O’Hara

    Great, I can only assume they will make it stop working with firefox. It is a sad day for onfolio firefox users. Scoble can you pull some weight and make sure they keep firefox support?

  • http://blog.zemote.com Jeff O’Hara

    Great, I can only assume they will make it stop working with firefox. It is a sad day for onfolio firefox users. Scoble can you pull some weight and make sure they keep firefox support?

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Jeff: I use Firefox. Why would we stop it from working there?

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Jeff: I use Firefox. Why would we stop it from working there?

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Jeff: I use Firefox. Why would we stop it from working there?

  • http://nick.typepad.com/ Nick Bradbury

    Robert: you could complain to us, and we’d recommend our Windows product :)

  • http://nick.typepad.com/ Nick Bradbury

    Robert: you could complain to us, and we’d recommend our Windows product :)

  • http://nick.typepad.com/ Nick Bradbury

    Robert: you could complain to us, and we’d recommend our Windows product :)

  • http://www.activewords.com/ Buzz Bruggeman

    Great move by Microsoft, Onfolio is a gem, and their team is a world class asset! The best part is a bunch of them are from Minnesota!

    I use Onfolio all the time, recommend it to everyone, and they also keyboard enabled it so that we could script it with ActiveWords! Should be exciting to see how it all rolls out!

  • http://www.activewords.com/ Buzz Bruggeman

    Great move by Microsoft, Onfolio is a gem, and their team is a world class asset! The best part is a bunch of them are from Minnesota!

    I use Onfolio all the time, recommend it to everyone, and they also keyboard enabled it so that we could script it with ActiveWords! Should be exciting to see how it all rolls out!

  • http://www.activewords.com/ Buzz Bruggeman

    Great move by Microsoft, Onfolio is a gem, and their team is a world class asset! The best part is a bunch of them are from Minnesota!

    I use Onfolio all the time, recommend it to everyone, and they also keyboard enabled it so that we could script it with ActiveWords! Should be exciting to see how it all rolls out!

  • http://www.smartfeed.org/ Kevin Cawley

    While you are talking to Nick and NewsGator, ask them about mobile… I think there are some cool things cooking in that space ;)

  • http://www.smartfeed.org/ Kevin Cawley

    While you are talking to Nick and NewsGator, ask them about mobile… I think there are some cool things cooking in that space ;)

  • http://www.smartfeed.org Kevin Cawley

    While you are talking to Nick and NewsGator, ask them about mobile… I think there are some cool things cooking in that space ;)

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Kevin: I love NewsGator. But I’ve already said that about 500 times publicly. :-)

    That damned checkbook still hasn’t arrived! Sigh.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Kevin: I love NewsGator. But I’ve already said that about 500 times publicly. :-)

    That damned checkbook still hasn’t arrived! Sigh.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Kevin: I love NewsGator. But I’ve already said that about 500 times publicly. :-)

    That damned checkbook still hasn’t arrived! Sigh.

  • Scott

    Don’t take this wrong, because I’m a died-in-the-wool Windows user. I’m usually a “glass half full” kind of person, but I’m afraid on this one I’m in a “glass half empty” mood. I hope this doesn’t mean “R.I.P.” for Onfolio.

    Bought by Microsoft and already integrated into Windows Live Toolbar…? That explains why I haven’t heard squat from Onfolio in ages. At least, the version I currently have (2.02) seems to work well for me. Hopefully, they’ll continue to support this standalone version for a while.

  • Scott

    Don’t take this wrong, because I’m a died-in-the-wool Windows user. I’m usually a “glass half full” kind of person, but I’m afraid on this one I’m in a “glass half empty” mood. I hope this doesn’t mean “R.I.P.” for Onfolio.

    Bought by Microsoft and already integrated into Windows Live Toolbar…? That explains why I haven’t heard squat from Onfolio in ages. At least, the version I currently have (2.02) seems to work well for me. Hopefully, they’ll continue to support this standalone version for a while.

  • Scott

    Don’t take this wrong, because I’m a died-in-the-wool Windows user. I’m usually a “glass half full” kind of person, but I’m afraid on this one I’m in a “glass half empty” mood. I hope this doesn’t mean “R.I.P.” for Onfolio.

    Bought by Microsoft and already integrated into Windows Live Toolbar…? That explains why I haven’t heard squat from Onfolio in ages. At least, the version I currently have (2.02) seems to work well for me. Hopefully, they’ll continue to support this standalone version for a while.

  • http://blog.tokash.org/ John Tokash

    Any Onfolio users care to add it to AggCompare? http://www.aggcompare.com/

  • http://blog.tokash.org/ John Tokash

    Any Onfolio users care to add it to AggCompare? http://www.aggcompare.com/

  • http://blog.tokash.org/ John Tokash

    Any Onfolio users care to add it to AggCompare? http://www.aggcompare.com/

  • Pieter

    All I can say is – amazing. I love Onfolio – ease of use, power to capture and organise. Please keep in browser environment!!!

  • Pieter

    All I can say is – amazing. I love Onfolio – ease of use, power to capture and organise. Please keep in browser environment!!!

  • Pieter

    All I can say is – amazing. I love Onfolio – ease of use, power to capture and organise. Please keep in browser environment!!! standalone, as well.

  • Pieter

    All I can say is – amazing. I love Onfolio – ease of use, power to capture and organise. Please keep in browser environment!!! standalone, as well.

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