The software bots are coming, the software bots are coming: Microsoft swallows UK automation minnow while dreaming of low-code apps

Microsoft has acquired UK robotic process automation (RPA) specialist Softomotive for an undisclosed sum, snatching a bigger foothold in a market attracting interest from investors and other large software vendors. The Redmond giant said Softomotive's desktop automation software will work with its existing Power Automate wares …

[Claverhouse]

To A Profitable Future, Gentlemen !

Microsoft buying a company always led to a great future for that company.

[BrownishMonstr]

Re: To A Profitable Future, Gentlemen !

Depends on why they are buying a business.

Clients, patents, IP, employees/knowledge, maybe others

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: To A Profitable Future, Gentlemen !

*cough* Nokia

[Chris Hills]

RPA is a scam

Software on top of other software is a recipe for disaster. Instead of using RPA you should fix the underlying software.

[s. pam]

Cough

Remember what they did to Skype?

[TeeCee]

Re: Cough

As far as I am aware, Skype is still with us, still working, still bulletproof and also built into Office / Teams.

Unfortunately, it lacks the UI candy of the ludicrously insecure Zoom so, as Joe Bloggs doesn't give a flying fuck about security but loves shiny and wants its babies, that's where the sheep have gone en masse.

[cantankerous swineherd]

spells doom for barely literate managers