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Still don't get why JetBrains hasn't been folded into the Alphabet family yet.

• monocasa 3y ago
  Probably were waiting to see how the company dealt with the sanctions on Russia first.
  • Apocryphon 3y ago
    True, but I was expecting Google to have bought them like a decade ago!
  • shagie 3y ago
    Brains are twisted: JetBrains closed its last legal entity in St. Petersburg - https://www-dp-ru.translate.goog/a/2023/03/01/Mozgi_svernulis?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true https://www-dp-ru.translate.goog/a/2023/03/01/Mozgi_svernuli...
• fishnchips 3y ago
  I’m failing to identify the benefit for the buyer here. What’s your reasoning?
  • Apocryphon 3y ago
    Kotlin and Android Studio are intrinsic to the Android development experience.
    • fishnchips 3y ago
      Why pay for what they get for free, then?
      • Apocryphon 3y ago
        That's a fair question. Still, you often see companies snap up those who build premier developer tools for their ecosystems.
      • axus 3y ago
        What if Apple bought them?
        • Apocryphon 3y ago
          It'd be a bit like when Google bought Fastlane.