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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by cameronbrown on Friday August 02, 2019 @02:45PM (#20595508)
> Why not buy some companies and get some proper entrepreneurs back into the mix of management? I can't remember any recent major Google acquisitions.

Firebase (acquired in 2014) seems to qualify as semi-recent given it's become a massive product line in a few years.

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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by ethbro on Friday August 02, 2019 @05:26PM (#20596793)
Buying best of breed solutions that integrate with their cloud is as good an ever-present option as I can think of.

It adds value to their cloud, is responsive to actual customer desires, and generally seems like a bargain at the right stage (a Google-supported tool being more valuable than a third-party GCP tool, even with Google's questionable dedication to longevity).

Just don't make the IBM / MS mistake and think adding more PMs to previously successful company is a good idea.

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