Ask HN: What happens to new versions of acqui-killed startups?

[__jambo]

For example - some of Google's acquisitions are shut down, but were demonstrably good. Do new competitors get bought and shut down also?

[tomcam]

It’s been happening for decades. It was hard for me to accept the fact that big companies will hire promising startups just to keep the employees away from their competitors. I imagine current economic circumstances have curtailed this behavior somewhat.

[adoxyz]

All the time.