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I don't think this is always true... it seems to me that they have tried to reproduce it first and if they fail then they consider a buy. Google video, orkut, f
by migpwr 19y ago
I don't think this is always true... it seems to me that they have tried to reproduce it first and if they fail then they consider a buy. Google video, orkut, free411, office... etc. They also don't always buy...
You probably have to worry more about them producing a technology that obsoletes your app...
- german 19y agoI think google worries about startups obsoleting their apps.
- migpwr 19y agoI think they worry about a better app being built by a startup and it being bought by a large competitor...
- akkartik 19y agoGoogle has a huge case of NIH syndrome: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Invented_Here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Invented_Here
- SwellJoe 19y agoExcept for YouTube, DoubleClick, Zenter, Deja, Blogger, JotSpot, Picasa, Keyhole, Phatbits, Urchin, Writely, hmm...OK, so you're either wrong or we disagree on the meaning of "Google has a huge case of NIH syndrome".
- akkartik 19y ago..or you're wrong. Just to cover all the options. We know they assembled their own hardware from day 1. We know they manage their own backend and platform. They have their own version control. They designed their own buildings at various places. They are even planning to spend 2 years building their own HR tool (but you didn't hear it from me). Given that they have to compete in a marketplace, they can't be overly irrational. But you can bet they will try to duplicate something they care about before they consider acquiring a startup. More so than Yahoo or Amazon or even Microsoft.