Google Using Acquisition Talk to Gain Insider Knowledge?

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006 by Andy Beal

Google Using Acquisition Talk to Gain Insider Knowledge?

Reading SiliconBeat’s recap of why Google walked away from buying Olive Software, an off-line to XML comversion company, I noticed a juicy bit of speculation.

Is Google turning into a Microsoft? Checking out the goods, and then going back and building it themselves? Or hiring away the better employees? Here’s what one person said: “Google learned a LOT about Olive… everything.”

If Google ends-up building the technology themselves (or hiring key Olive employees) would you see this as shady or brilliance on Google’s part?

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1 comment on “Google Using Acquisition Talk to Gain Insider Knowledge?”

dj Says:

May 10th, 2006 at 11:58 pm

Brilliant? No, Shady? Definitely. Seriously, thats just bad karma, its not like they don’t have a jillion dollars and a “do no evil” motto. This should send the startups over to Yahoo’s doorsteps.