I think the Expedia-Groupon deal bodes very poorly for both companies. Expedia is worried about their core business and is throwing money at Groupon (in the for

I think the Expedia-Groupon deal bodes very poorly for both companies. Expedia is worried about their core business and is throwing money at Groupon (in the form of subsidizing deals) in order to associate itself with a company that is perceived by many to be up and coming. Groupon gets to look like it's innovating, when all it's doing is taking money from the nerds for the ability to hang out with the cool kids for a while.