Readers probably know some of the Groove history , and know that Groove was acquired by Microsoft in 2005, and now ships with Office 2007 . It probably comes as no surprise that one of our biggest post-acquisition challenges has been navigating Microsoft. You don't go from 170 heads to >70,000 heads without a joke or two about the Borg . To make sense out of the system, I focused on three channels for feedback and outreach. First, we set up an email Distribution List for all those Groove questions.