That's not quite an "acqui-hire", though, that's a technology purchase. "Acqui-hire" has a strong implication of, "we don't need your technology, and will like

That's not quite an "acqui-hire", though, that's a technology purchase. "Acqui-hire" has a strong implication of, "we don't need your technology, and will likely discard/discontinue your product... but we want your engineers, as a cohesive team with relevant domain experience."