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I predict Google will pick up Twitter. Google is one of the few companies that can sustain internet businesses without a business model because anything that en
by charlesju 18y ago
I predict Google will pick up Twitter. Google is one of the few companies that can sustain internet businesses without a business model because anything that encourages more internet use indirectly helps Google.
In my opinion, Google is still a strong exit strategy for many years to come. Google has $7 B in cash, $29 B in assets and only $3 B in liabilities.
Of course I would never build a business with Google as an "exit" strategy, but I think that's the best option that Twitter has. Sure you can argue for the corporate spin, but I personally feel that is a weak play (like someone else said, there are a million other corporate collab startups out there already that can clone Twitter).
It makes even more sense since Evan Williams (founder of Odea, parent company of Twitter) sold his previous blogging company, Blogger, to Google.
- jmackinn 18y agoWhat makes you think that Google would have any interest in buying twitter? You don't just get to choose who will buy you.
- potatolicious 18y agoNot to mention Google didn't buy any of the many webmail services out there, nor IM services... If anything Google is more likely to develop their own twitter.
- de_guzman 18y agoGoogle bought Jaiku, one of Twitter's earlier competitors, about a year ago.
- charlesju 18y agoI'm not saying Google is going to necessarily buy Twitter, I'm just saying that is Twitter's best chance to exit.
- hhm 18y agoYou don't sell a company, you get bought.