Microsoft Acquisitions and Investments

This is too good an infographic to miss uploading here. This is by Robin Richards and the file is really huge but luckily there is a full size version on zoom.it for you to get down to the micro level.

This is how the artist describes his project:

Infographic showing the acquisitions and investments of Microsoft, done as a tube map with each coloured line representing a different industry for each acquisition or investment.  Where the stations meet is where the two industries overlap.  The key at the bottom displays information about the location on the map of the station (company) the year of acquisition or investment