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To me it feels different because telecoms, airlines, banks, real estate, and all the other industries have undergone consolidation whereas the technology compan
by sjtindell 6y ago
To me it feels different because telecoms, airlines, banks, real estate, and all the other industries have undergone consolidation whereas the technology companies under fire practically invented the markets they are dominating.
- zapita 6y agoTech has also consolidated significantly. - Facebook has acquired 86 companies, most of them small startups. They famously own Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus, as well as Giphy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Facebook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitio... - Alphabet has made 236 acquisitions. They own Youtube and Doubleclick which are massive. Android, Maps, Docs and many other Google products came from acquisitions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Alphabet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitio...