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by tomeric
5080 days ago
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They can always sell the app and charge for updates Tweetie 2 style. Or add in new features via in-app purchases. Or they can charge for push notifications. Sparrow was selling hundreds of copies each day for 25$, they were making a lot of money from it. They probably wouldn't have made 25 million $ like they apparently made with this sale, but it's enough to keep a team of developers happy and productive. |
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Perhaps this acquisition is just the modern equivalent of royalty/noblity calling up artists and poets. Getting "the call" to work at Google is the tech world's equivalent to being appointed poet laureate or court musician.