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In my opinion it's because if you buy the site then you're buying the users as well. For example if Google purchased Twitter instead of building a clone (Buzz)
by jrsmith1279 15y ago
In my opinion it's because if you buy the site then you're buying the users as well. For example if Google purchased Twitter instead of building a clone (Buzz) then they would've inherited Twitter's users. Instead they did build Buzz and it was/is a flop.
- abbasmehdi 15y agoTwitter had reached critical mass before Buzz came out (I don't question why YouTube or Groupon or FB were targeted), I am asking about companies that lack traction and revenue. Most of their acquisitions are those little guys.