BU Now » Bump Technologies http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Google buys 3-D software maker Bump http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/05/03/google-buys-3-d-software-maker-bump/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/05/03/google-buys-3-d-software-maker-bump/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 19:54:20 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=5393 Bump Technologies logoContinuing its furious buying spree, Google has acquired Bump Technologies, maker of software that makes computer desktops appear to be 3-D.  This latest acquisition by the world’s most popular search engine, says School of Management Professor N. Venkat Venkatraman, just intensifies the competitive battle between Google and Apple.

“Looks like Google and Apple may be defining the battle for user interface when, just a few years back, we would have expected Microsoft to do so.”

Contact N. Venkat Venkatraman, 617-353-7117, venkat@bu.edu

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