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Has any big acquisition ever made for a positive integration? And if Apple wanted to dip into payments, a mobile payment processor is far more compatible with
by roc 13y ago
Has any big acquisition ever made for a positive integration?
And if Apple wanted to dip into payments, a mobile payment processor is far more compatible with their existing offerings and more Apple-y to boot.
Square would be the obvious choice, not Paypal.
- jeffasinger 13y agoIn my opinion, Braintree would've made even more sense than Square, as they could've tied that more directly into iOS.
- eCa 13y agoBraintree has been acquired by Paypal [1]. [1] http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/09/26/paypal-acquires-payments-gateway-braintree-for-800m-in-cash/ http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/09/26/paypal-acquires-payments-...
- Touche 13y ago> Has any big acquisition ever made for a positive integration? Exxon/Mobil, AT&T/BellSouth come to mind.
- roc 13y agoI was thinking more about 'acquisitions of a fundamentally different business'. Mergers of very similar businesses are a little different.