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So, a billion dollars for about a 100 engineers.
by atomicnumber1 9y ago
So, a billion dollars for about a 100 engineers.
- njarboe 9y ago$10 million each. Google might think that is an ok deal for the right people. Google market cap ($650 billion) divided by number of engineers (~40k) is $16 million.
- cloudwalking 9y agoA lot cheaper than Instagram.
- dgaaaaaaaaaa 9y agoOr whatsapp. But then those were complete acquisitions
- bitmapbrother 9y ago>Peter Shen, HTC’s chief financial officer, said that HTC would still employ more than 2,000 research and design staffers after the deal is done, down from around 4,000, according to the New York Times. That makes today’s announcement more of an acquihire of talent than a traditional acquisition of resources.
- shard 9y agoNot just 100 engineers, but also a non-exclusive license on HTC patents. Not knowing the terms of the license it's hard to value, but I would suspect it's a significant chunk of the $1B.
- allenleein 9y agoAccording to CEO of HTC (Live on TV),it's not just 100 but 2000 employees. Sources(Eng): https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-09-21/htc-messed-up-its-google-deal https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-09-21/htc-mes...