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		johannes1234321 on Nov 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What I learned getting acquired by Google Aquire a company not for the product, but to hire specific people working there. Like experts in a field. For instance if you have a competing product and want to build something using expertise or if you think the technology can be applied elsewhere.

bennyg on Nov 9, 2023 [–]

I think the parent you’re replying to knows that, they were asking if this was an example of that.

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