Comments on: Google And Microsoft to Battle for Digg? http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/ Technology News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:53:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132763 Ryan Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:41:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132763 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-132673" rel="nofollow">Google wrote:</a><blockquote>For $200-$225 million that seems like a good deal. I thought Digg would be in the billions but apparently not,so go for it.</blockquote>[/div] I would have thought so as well, but even Alexa shows that their growth hasn't been that great over the last year: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/digg.com?site0=digg.com&y=r&z=3&h=300&w=610&range=3y&size=Medium When Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion it was growing like a weed, and it still continues to. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-132682" rel="nofollow">CoryC wrote:</a><blockquote>Sometimes a company will make an acquisition just so a competitor won’t snap-up the company. Maybe that’s what Google has in mind. They don’t really need it or want it but they don’t want Microsoft to have it. Just a thought.</blockquote>[/div] That's true, and I just don't see where Digg would fit into either of the companies. Google wrote:
For $200-$225 million that seems like a good deal. I thought Digg would be in the billions but apparently not,so go for it.

I would have thought so as well, but even Alexa shows that their growth hasn’t been that great over the last year:
http://www.alexa.com/data/deta.....ize=Medium

When Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion it was growing like a weed, and it still continues to.

CoryC wrote:
Sometimes a company will make an acquisition just so a competitor won’t snap-up the company. Maybe that’s what Google has in mind. They don’t really need it or want it but they don’t want Microsoft to have it. Just a thought.

That’s true, and I just don’t see where Digg would fit into either of the companies.

]]> By: CoryC http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132682 CoryC Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:55:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132682 Sometimes a company will make an acquisition just so a competitor won't snap-up the company. Maybe that's what Google has in mind. They don't really need it or want it but they don't want Microsoft to have it. Just a thought. Sometimes a company will make an acquisition just so a competitor won’t snap-up the company. Maybe that’s what Google has in mind. They don’t really need it or want it but they don’t want Microsoft to have it. Just a thought.

]]> By: Google http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132673 Google Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:39:17 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132673 For $200-$225 million that seems like a good deal. I thought Digg would be in the billions but apparently not,so go for it. For $200-$225 million that seems like a good deal. I thought Digg would be in the billions but apparently not,so go for it.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132664 Ryan Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:09:44 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132664 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-132663" rel="nofollow">motang wrote:</a><blockquote>8O I think if either of them bought Digg they should leave as it is…not mess with it.</blockquote>[/div] I agree with that, but the question is whether they could restrain themselves enough to hold back. Google has done a pretty good job with YouTube, but I don't know what Microsoft would do if they bought them. motang wrote:
8O I think if either of them bought Digg they should leave as it is…not mess with it.

I agree with that, but the question is whether they could restrain themselves enough to hold back. Google has done a pretty good job with YouTube, but I don’t know what Microsoft would do if they bought them.

]]> By: motang http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132663 motang Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:39:46 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132663 8O I think if either of them bought Digg they should leave as it is...not mess with it. 8O I think if either of them bought Digg they should leave as it is…not mess with it.

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132653 Ashley Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:31:26 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132653 Tech TV was where he got his start! Tech TV was where he got his start!

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132652 Anonymous Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:27:13 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/07/google-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-digg/#comment-132652 I remember Kevin Rose as an amiable geek on Tech TV. Now he's about to get a huge payday. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. I remember Kevin Rose as an amiable geek on Tech TV. Now he’s about to get a huge payday. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

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