Does Google have the technical skills? Of course- after all, Groupon started out as a mere blog. That being said, imagine a Google-made version of Groupon. I

Does Google have the technical skills? Of course- after all, Groupon started out as a mere blog. That being said, imagine a Google-made version of Groupon. It would be horrible. Google may not get it when it comes to making products similar to this- but at least it seems to know it doesn't. Google isn't in it for the technology. They'd be buying it for the community and the atmosphere- something they can't reproduce. After all, nobody will care about "Google Coupons", the minimalistic Groupon knockoff with that big blue "Buy now!" Google Checkout button.