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by moneywoes 1570 days ago
Wouldn’t the better comparison be based on revenue?
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Google doesn't buy revenue, they buy employees.
and in this case, an organization.
what makes you ssay that?
Google is well known for the acquihire. They aren't Berkshire Hathaway, they aren't just assembling a portfolio of companies. They have their own product plans, and generally buy out other companies as a way to get pre-built teams with the right specialties to accomplish that.

Also, it's very unlikely Google wants to be in the incident response consulting space: Google entirely hates any line of business that can't be automated into a smooth profit paste. Flying security professionals out to clients isn't in their DNA.