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Re:Ask HN: Examples of large acquisitions that did not ruin ... by skizm on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:34AM (#32071447)
Instagram and WhatsApp (so far)? Smaller scale: Condé Nast didn’t ruin Reddit for the most part.
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Re:Ask HN: Examples of large acquisitions that did not ruin ... by dehrmann on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @12:26PM (#32072270)
Condé neglected reddit for a while, then spun it back out. I think they owned it for 5 years. While not good, neglect is arguably better than trying to change too much.
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