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by pbreit 4574 days ago
I never really understood what StockMob does/did? Will the service continue?
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yelnatz 4573 days ago
"By joining PayPal, the StackMob team will maintain its focus on developers and extending innovative mobile technologies that aim to allow consumers to access the rich capabilities of the PayPal global network... We believe that our work at PayPal will make it easier for developers to create seamless payment solutions that span online, mobile, and in-store experiences."

I think they're done.

They're gonna be joining Paypal to improve what Paypal has.

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hkmurakami 4573 days ago
That really sounds like an acquihire to me.
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argonaut 4573 days ago
They were a competitor to Parse. A backend-as-a-service. Instead of writing your own web api (for, say, a mobile app or a web app), you could just create an API with their service.
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