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The perfect example of a fresh upstart being acquired by an incumbent dinosaur; I hope they can maintain their culture and spirit. Congrats to the team, but I

by ladon86 16y ago

The perfect example of a fresh upstart being acquired by an incumbent dinosaur; I hope they can maintain their culture and spirit. Congrats to the team, but I find this quite disappointing.

code_duck 16y ago
Right, reminds me of Intuit buying Mint too.
rhizome 16y ago
Name one acquisition in the history of business that has maintained their "culture and spirit" to the degree you're describing.
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- blake8086 16y ago
  Woot Zappos
  - rhizome 16y ago
    Zappos maybe, but Woot has been less than a year.