You misinterpreted my comment on purpose. I didn't say "it was a startup, so it's ok" I said "it was a startup, so the same people who built the service did the

You misinterpreted my comment on purpose. I didn't say "it was a startup, so it's ok" I said "it was a startup, so the same people who built the service did the marketing". Also, Google's Firebase acquisition was many things, but not an acquihire.