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DailyMotion was finally acquired 2 years later by Vivendi : https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/vivendi-buys-80-of-frances-dailymotion-valuing-the-youtube-rival-

by mrpopo 7y ago

DailyMotion was finally acquired 2 years later by Vivendi : https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/vivendi-buys-80-of-frances-dailymotion-valuing-the-youtube-rival-at-295m/ https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/vivendi-buys-80-of-frances...

jacquesm 7y ago
Sure, but that does not change the facts: France blocked the previous deal just because it could and there is no way of knowing what kind of a lottery you play if you accept funds like this in the future.
- onion2k 7y ago
  France blocked the previous deal just because it They blocked it because of a misplaced sense of isolationist protectionism. That's arguably very wrong in a global economy but it's not 'just because they could'.
  - jacquesm 7y ago
    Close enough.