[cookiecaper]

Yes, Snapchat surely couldn't have figured out QR codes without that acquisition. If one lumbering, futureless behemoth of the tech industry eats another, what do we end up with? Investors goading other pieces of their portfolio to "acquire" their and/or each others' dying companies is fairly common.

In a serious tone, thanks for letting me know. I didn't know what had happened to them.