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Re:Google Ends Google Video Uploads, Shutters Notebook, Cata... by fallentimes on Thursday January 15, 2009 @10:37AM (#435226)
Other than Youtube, what Google acquisitions have worked out?

Anecdotally, companies seem to rot away after getting acquired by them.

Gogo talent acquisitions.

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Re:Google Ends Google Video Uploads, Shutters Notebook, Cata... by mdasen on Thursday January 15, 2009 @10:42AM (#435236)
Picasa and Blogger haven't been total failures. Urchin has spawned the very widely used Google Analytics. Writely became Google Docs. Postini still operates and has significantly lower fees now.

Google does have a pretty bad history with some acquisitions, but some have worked.

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Re:Google Ends Google Video Uploads, Shutters Notebook, Cata... by jonknee on Thursday January 15, 2009 @10:56AM (#435256)
And Keyhole to the list.
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