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geoffroy
really strange.
gulbrandr
why?
nraynaud
why would a CAD tools maker buy a web 2.0 company?
mikecaron
Because DS is not just CAD. They want to brand themselves as a 3D platform, not a simple engineering product. This opens doors to be a 3D platform for designers, architects (see LiveBuilding), consumers, etc.
seclorum
Techno-Military organization purchasing a web congregator and watching user reading habits? Hmm ..
fab13n
They have a genuine big business in CAD systems, which they sell more easily than Rafales...
nakkiel
The Netvibes platform has made a strong shift toward brand and social presence monitoring some time ago. I was more surprised then than I am now.
geoffw8
Netvibes was pretty much dormant right, didn't Tariq move on a while ago?

Not surprised someone picked it up.

zmmz
For what it's worth, I'd like to point out that Dassault Systemes makes the only free (not OSS) 2D CAD/drafting program that is usable on an equal footing with the big commercial software in the industry (Autodesk etc).