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For mobile network in Japan, it is considered that SoftBank's acquiring WILLCOM (PHS, simple cellular phone operator) and eAccess (also cellular operator) were
by fomine3 4y ago
For mobile network in Japan, it is considered that SoftBank's acquiring WILLCOM (PHS, simple cellular phone operator) and eAccess (also cellular operator) were a smart move. They gained already assigned frequency bands for them. Govt should had stopped it for fairness.
Acquiring LINE (messaging service dominant in Japan, and also in some asia countries) looks good move but it is still not monetized well.
Investing Yahoo! looks succeeded, perhaps? I don't know when they sold.
Investing WeWork is really terrible to see.
- skinnymuch 4y agoWhich part of Yahoo do you mean? They bought out a lot more of Yahoo Japan from Yahoo/Altaba before merging it 50/50 with LINE (which you pointed out they owned a significant stake of).
- fomine3 4y agoI mean $YHOO. SB invested for them since 1995 (before IPO) https://group.softbank/news/press/19960412 https://group.softbank/news/press/19960412