Уроки прошлого

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Twitter, anyone?

And then there’s the history lesson:

• Netscape: Acquired by AOL for $4.2 billion (arguably $10.8 billion at the close);
• AOL: Acquired by Time Warner for $120 billion (you’d be lucky to sell AOL for $3 billion today).
• ICQ: Acquired by AOL for $407 million. 
• Skype: Acquired by eBay for $4.1 billion. Hefty $1.4 billion eBay writedown ensued. 
• MySpace: Acquired by News Corp. for $580 million. That worked out because of a $900 million search deal with Google that won’t be renewed. 
• YouTube: Acquired by Google for $1.65 billion. A $1 billion Viacom lawsuit ensued. 

Для тех, кто в танке: дорогие поглощения молодых интернет-компаний, которые ещё не выдумали себе стабильные пути заработка, выгоды покупателю обычно не приносили.

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