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I was watching Troy Hunt's weekly update[0] where he reveals he's open-sourcing Have I Been Pwned (HIBP). He also talks about the failed M&A process: We get
by andruby 6y ago
I was watching Troy Hunt's weekly update[0] where he reveals he's open-sourcing Have I Been Pwned (HIBP). He also talks about the failed M&A process:
We get all the way with an organisation who we thought was a very good fit.
[...] which due to confidentiality reasons I have to describe as "a change in
business operating model" happened that killed the whole [deal], in February.
Mozilla would have been a perfect fit for HIBP. Could it be that the failed M&A partner was in fact Mozilla, who are now revealing their "change in business operating model" (ie: focus on commercial products)?
This comment from 5 months ago has the same idea [1].
[0] https://youtu.be/2-wgY3Fqfos?t=2160 https://youtu.be/2-wgY3Fqfos?t=2160
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22471374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22471374