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I disagree, I think that most companies acquired by Google have had a very successful life post acquisition. Sure there are a few notable exceptions (Dodgeball
by bhousel 16y ago
I disagree, I think that most companies acquired by Google have had a very successful life post acquisition. Sure there are a few notable exceptions (Dodgeball), but generally Google doesn't acquire a company unless they plan to keep it alive for something.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Google http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Google
- brown9-2 16y agoI was referring less to overall acquisitions than companies/startups acquired as a part of a "portfolio" or to compete with another goliath company. For example, Yahoo or Microsoft's attempt to acquire Facebook to get into "social". Can you imagine what Facebook would be like today if that had happened?