News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: Examples of large acquisitions that did not ruin the acquired company?.

Re:Ask HN: Examples of large acquisitions that did not ruin ... by otium on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:17AM (#32071210)
Twitch by Amazon($1 billion)
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Examples of large acquisitions that did not ruin ... by ianbicking on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @05:49PM (#32076125)
Zappos and Whole Foods also seem to be operating very similarly under Amazon as they were before.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Examples of large acquisitions that did not ruin ... by jerlam on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @01:18AM (#32079251)
Zappos is just a call center now. I visited their HQ in Vegas a while ago, all the fulfillment and product info is now done by Amazon.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Examples of large acquisitions that did not ruin ... by fredguth on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:23AM (#32071272)
What defines a big acquisition? Price or comparable size of the acquirer versus acquired?
[ Parent | on HN ]