> but what about all the other acquihires that were ostensibly done to bring in engineering talent? I can't speak for the other acquisitions, but at Tumblr it'

> but what about all the other acquihires that were ostensibly done to bring in engineering talent? I can't speak for the other acquisitions, but at Tumblr it's safe to say that nearly all engineering talent that was there pre-acquisition has left. I'm not able to speak to reasons why, but suffice to say, if acquiring Tumblr was intended to be an acquihire, the plan failed.