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>I wonder why they haven't been bought out by Microsoft or Google, if nothing else then just for the talent. Because they received an insane valuation years ag

by tw04 6y ago

>I wonder why they haven't been bought out by Microsoft or Google, if nothing else then just for the talent. Because they received an insane valuation years ago and probably aren't even worth break-even on their funding rounds. Google already has far more K8s knowledge internally than anyone at docker, so what would be their gain? MS did try to buy them back in 2016 but Docker pulled an Jerry* Yang and said no [1]. I don't see why MS would bother at this point, they are also headed down the k8s path, and anything they needed from an expertise perspective they likely already received through their partnership agreement [2]. [1] https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/sources-microsoft-tried-to-buy-docker-for-4b/2016/06/ https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/sources-microsoft-t... [2] https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-microsoft-partnership/ https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-microsoft-partnership/ *I incorrectly said Andrew Yang initially, my apologies for my bad memory and any confusion it may have caused. Thank you Hexcles for the correction.

swyx 6y ago
i'm not up on my political references; what does "pull an Andrew Yang" mean?
- tw04 6y ago
  It has absolutely nothing to do with politics. Microsoft offered to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion dollars in 2008 [1]. Jerry* Yang turned them down claiming the offer "substantially undervalued" the company. 8 years later they sold to Verizon for $5 billion [2]. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-rejects-microsofts-bid/ https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-rejects-microsofts-bid/ [2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/25/yahoo-sells-to-verizon-for-5-billion-marissa-mayer/?sh=1c5795e0450f https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/25/yahoo-s... *I incorrectly said Andrew Yang initially, my apologies for my bad memory and any confusion it may have caused. Thank you Hexcles for the correction.
  - Hexcles 6y ago
    I think that's Jerry Yang.
    - tw04 6y ago
      facepalm You are correct, I will update. That's what I get for trying to remember names from 12 years ago.
      - rusk 6y ago
        Ah hence the asterisk- I keep looking for a footnote!
      - swyx 6y ago
        loll i was like "oh no what did Andrew Yang do"... as an asian and non american i was a casual fan of his but kinda knew he had no chance in the primaries. still.. maybe someday.. he's young
  - skinnymuch 6y ago
    The Alibaba and Yahoo Japan stakes were included in Microsoft’s bid

by tw04 6y ago

swyx 6y ago

i'm not up on my political references; what does "pull an Andrew Yang" mean?

tw04 6y ago
It has absolutely nothing to do with politics. Microsoft offered to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion dollars in 2008 [1]. Jerry* Yang turned them down claiming the offer "substantially undervalued" the company. 8 years later they sold to Verizon for $5 billion [2]. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-rejects-microsofts-bid/ https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-rejects-microsofts-bid/ [2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/25/yahoo-sells-to-verizon-for-5-billion-marissa-mayer/?sh=1c5795e0450f https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/25/yahoo-s... *I incorrectly said Andrew Yang initially, my apologies for my bad memory and any confusion it may have caused. Thank you Hexcles for the correction.
- Hexcles 6y ago
  I think that's Jerry Yang.
  - tw04 6y ago
    facepalm You are correct, I will update. That's what I get for trying to remember names from 12 years ago.
    - rusk 6y ago
      Ah hence the asterisk- I keep looking for a footnote!
    - swyx 6y ago
      loll i was like "oh no what did Andrew Yang do"... as an asian and non american i was a casual fan of his but kinda knew he had no chance in the primaries. still.. maybe someday.. he's young
- skinnymuch 6y ago
  The Alibaba and Yahoo Japan stakes were included in Microsoft’s bid