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It would make a nice acquisition for Microsoft...


Not after all the investment in powerbi, sadly.


About the time Power BI was hitting general availability, Microsoft was announcing the acquisition of Datazen, an alternative mobile dashboarding solution. Both technologies are components of SSRS in SQL Server 2016.

Acquisitions aren't out of the question where MS BI is concerned, even with apparent conflicts in product.


Sunk cost


Tableau wrotes the worst queries for Microsoft SQL Server products.


Then MS could improve the product by teaching them the correct ways or to make specific SQL Server optimizations. More reasons for acquisition.




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