I've thought about the possibility of "the people" buying Zimbra. it is an attractive idea.
There are several problems. How do you value the company? Is it worth more or less than what Yahoo paid. Assume they accept MSFT's offer. Perhaps, they'll put it up for sale and the highest bidder gets it. How do you organize several hundred thousand people to make an offer? Do they pay their share before the bid is made? What happens if they don't raise enough money, is it returned in full? It's possible I suppose, but not likely.
I'm fairly sure the SEC won't allow Zimbra to be swallowed by MSFT. If they are aware of the fact that Zimbra is one of the most significant threats to MS's lucrative Exchange Server, they will order it divested. The problem is who will make them aware of this? I say if we make a little noise to make sure they know, they will hear us.
Check out FreeZimbraNow.org
Some early thoughts are an online petition and a letter writing campaign. |