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I thought it has previously been confirmed a few months ago that Google was acquiring Twitch. Did that fall through or was the confirmation later retracted?

Vekz 12y ago
It was rumored at the time
ChrisClark 12y ago
There was no actual press release from either. All the 'confirmations' were just. Just the other week someone from Twitch was on HN and said he was unable to comment on any possible future acquisitions.
cdr 12y ago
Months of rumors, which no doubt corresponded to ongoing negotiations, and then about a month ago a single VentureBeat reporter claimed a final deal was "confirmed" by anonymous sources. A lot of people were skeptical of a single unsourced claim, and seemingly rightly so. http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/24/googles-1b-purchase-of-twitch-confirmed-joins-youtube-for-new-video-empire/ http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/24/googles-1b-purchase-of-twi... The reporter doesn't sound very contrite: http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/25/amazon-could-steal-twitch-acquisition-from-google/ http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/25/amazon-could-steal-twitch-...
- christopherslee 12y ago
  Thanks for the clarification!
- deleted 12y ago
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- mcintyre1994 12y ago
  What do they even think confirmed means? "Confirmed: Amazon could", "Amazon may", yep.. sounds really confirmed at that point.
  - derefr 12y ago
    "Before, we had only off-the-record reports from possibly-official sources that something might be happening. Now, we have off-the-record reports from definitively official sources that something might be happening. But we can't, y'know, prove that."
teej 12y ago
It's very possible that the leak itself caused the deal Google-Twitch deal to go sour.
raldi 12y ago
Although people used "confirmed" in their headlines (e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8082068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8082068), it was never confirmed on-the-record by anyone official. (That's also the case today, BTW.)
- MichaelApproved 12y ago
  They've since updated the article to reflect the Amazon purchase but no mention of an apology for getting the story dead wrong. The only thing confirmed is their lack of respect for their readers.
- seanflyon 12y ago
  Amazon's purchase of Twitch is now actually confirmed. (edit: I don't want to sound like I'm contradicting the parent post)
runevault 12y ago
According to this, Google lagged due to anti trust concerns http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/08/25/amazon-pounces-on-twitch-after-google-balks-due-to-antitrust-concerns/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/08/25/amazon-pounce...

Vekz 12y ago

It was rumored at the time

ChrisClark 12y ago

There was no actual press release from either. All the 'confirmations' were just. Just the other week someone from Twitch was on HN and said he was unable to comment on any possible future acquisitions.

cdr 12y ago

Months of rumors, which no doubt corresponded to ongoing negotiations, and then about a month ago a single VentureBeat reporter claimed a final deal was "confirmed" by anonymous sources. A lot of people were skeptical of a single unsourced claim, and seemingly rightly so. http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/24/googles-1b-purchase-of-twitch-confirmed-joins-youtube-for-new-video-empire/ http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/24/googles-1b-purchase-of-twi... The reporter doesn't sound very contrite: http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/25/amazon-could-steal-twitch-acquisition-from-google/ http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/25/amazon-could-steal-twitch-...

christopherslee 12y ago
Thanks for the clarification!
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mcintyre1994 12y ago
What do they even think confirmed means? "Confirmed: Amazon could", "Amazon may", yep.. sounds really confirmed at that point.
- derefr 12y ago
  "Before, we had only off-the-record reports from possibly-official sources that something might be happening. Now, we have off-the-record reports from definitively official sources that something might be happening. But we can't, y'know, prove that."

teej 12y ago

It's very possible that the leak itself caused the deal Google-Twitch deal to go sour.

raldi 12y ago

Although people used "confirmed" in their headlines (e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8082068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8082068), it was never confirmed on-the-record by anyone official. (That's also the case today, BTW.)

MichaelApproved 12y ago
They've since updated the article to reflect the Amazon purchase but no mention of an apology for getting the story dead wrong. The only thing confirmed is their lack of respect for their readers.
seanflyon 12y ago
Amazon's purchase of Twitch is now actually confirmed. (edit: I don't want to sound like I'm contradicting the parent post)

runevault 12y ago

According to this, Google lagged due to anti trust concerns http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/08/25/amazon-pounces-on-twitch-after-google-balks-due-to-antitrust-concerns/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/08/25/amazon-pounce...