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by brico 5189 days ago
I've got the feeling that because of the Google/Apple/Microsoft-rivalry a lot a companies are bought just so that the others don't get them.

Company X wants to buy this popular startup? Ok, we don't need it but if they want it, they need it and we can't let that happen, let's buy them.

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I think that the same thing happened with Skype..