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Awesome exit for them but, darn it, there goes another great app. Destined to become a shadow of its former self.
by TheRealWatson 11y ago
Awesome exit for them but, darn it, there goes another great app. Destined to become a shadow of its former self.
- outworlder 11y agoYeah, another entry for ourincrediblejourney.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoIncredible journeys are when a purchase is immediately couple with a shutdown of the app. We've seen no sign that's happening at this point, and with the size of its install base (half billion users in one form or another), it'd be a crazy mistake for Microsoft to make.
- HappyTypist 11y agoNot immediately. It can be used when an app is later shut down after a small to moderate period of time; it doesn't have to be immediate.
- scholia 11y agoMicrosoft has already launched dozens of apps on Android and iOS, and there are several it has already bought in. That's part of its cross-platform strategy. There's no guarantee that Microsoft won't rename an app, or incorporate the technology into an existing app, but it has no reason to pay $250m for something just to shut it down...
- mizzao 11y agoIn this case, the acquisition was by Microsoft's Technology and Research division, not a product or service group. It seems like the goal is to integrate SwiftKey technology into many of Microsoft's mobile applications.
- jonesb6 11y agoWow that was my first time looking at http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/ http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/ . Is their some template you fill out for your blog whenever you get acquired?? Seriously: copy, past, repeat.
- derefr 11y agoI would guess that startup founders have no idea what to say upon getting acquired, so they google around to see what other startups have said.
- mrkurt 11y agoAccurate. I would bet most aren't even written by the startup founders themselves.
- tempestn 11y agoI would definitely take that bet. Startup founders for the most part, even ones accepting 9-figure acquisitions, don't tend to have people ghost-writing their blog posts. (Dedicated writers on their team maybe, but not authoring blog posts with the founders' by-line.) I agree with your parent though.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoI love the crud out of this blog, and I've submitted a few things to it myself. It just doesn't apply to this Microsoft purchase. At least, not yet.
- rpgmaker 11y agoI haven't liked their design for a couple of versions now so I keep several old versions around. MS can do as they please.