[sen]

When it comes to Google it’s not being pessimistic, it’s just being realistic.

[miltava]

Maybe for most of their acquisitions (but I don’t know). But they do get acquisitions right: YouTube, android, double click, Waze…

[paganel]

The majority (all, I'd say) of those are 15 years (and more) in the past by now. Not sure about Waze, well, looks like I was wrong, they were only acquired in 2013, so it's "only" 13 years in the past for them.

[eitally]

And more relevant, Mandiant.

[anon84873628]

Or Apigee. Or Looker. These comments are tiring.

[sourcegrift]

The best of them all.

Edit: meant gmaps

[PokemonNoGo]

Gmail was an acquisition? I thought it was internal? I remember them launching as an invite only (how i got mine) and it went from there. What is the story?

[ex-aws-dude]

Its boring though?

Pessimism is so lame and uninteresting for discussions

[RobRivera]

Are you not entertained?

[kartakrak]

6 months is even generous and optimistic

[ukblewis]

This is such BS… Google also bought YouTube for a bargain price early on… and that is far from the only successful purchase that Google has had

[nszceta]

https://killedbygoogle.com/