
Microsoft's first <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-5975708.html?tag=zdnn.alert">tip for start-ups</A> wanting to work with the software maker: don't expect it to give you money. Microsoft--particularly its MSN group--has been on an acquisition spree, but said it typically doesn't buy companies that it finds through its emerging business team. Rarer still is a minority investment from Microsoft, said Dan'l Lewin, the corporate vice president heading up business development for Microsoft's .Net group.