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by petercooper 5080 days ago
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.

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.