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Closed Date5/11
Closed URLtechcrunch.com/20...
Acquired byMicrosoft
Price$500M
Date2/08
TermsCash

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Websitedanger.com
CategoryMobile/Wireless
Emailinfo@danger.com
Employees
Founded12/99
DescriptionSoftware Platform for Sidekick

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Palo Alto, USA
3101 Park Blvd
Palo Alto, CA, 94306
USA

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SVP of Advanced Products (Founder)
SVP of Worldwide Sales and Alliances
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Danger Closed down on May 31, 2011

Danger

Danger provided the software platform and hardware behind T-Mobile’s Sidekick phone. In its prime, the youth-friendly, messaging-focused phone handled over 4,000 messages and 400 pageviews per user per month, according to figures quoted on Danger’s website as of February 2008.

Microsoft acquired Danger in 2008, and the company made headlines in 2009 when an issue with its servers caused users to lose all data not stored locally.

On May 31, 2011, T-Mobile and Microsoft discontinued the cloud data service to all Danger-powered Sidekick devices.

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Above: Sidekick
Uploaded: 2/17/08

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  1. Meanwhile, Microsoft Buys Danger For $500 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  2. Danger, Inc. Announces $36 Million in Series B Financing (danger.com) [edit]
  3. Danger, Inc. Announces $35 Million in Series D Financing (danger.com) [edit]
  4. Danger, Inc. Announces $37 Million Financing Round (danger.com) [edit]
  5. EDGAR [edit]
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