Mergers and Acquisitions
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Semiconductors and Industry Cycles, Deals Galore, Intel to Acquire Altera
After a brief follow-up to my Google I/O Daily Update, I dive into the history of semiconductors and how it fits the traditional industry cycle. Then, an overview of recent transactions and how they fit in.
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Vox Acquires Recode; Stars, Money, and Reach; The Apple Car and Jony Ive
Recode has sold to Vox, and while everyone involved is putting a happy face on the matter, it seems highly likely that Recode failed as a business. Understanding how content businesses work show where they went wrong, but what does that mean for someone like Bill Simmons? Also, Jeff Williams spoke at Recode, and he just…
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Medium the Network, Automattic Buys WooCommerce, Google and the Value of Identity
This Daily Update examines Medium’s seeming pivot towards being a network instead of a publisher, which is a contrast to WordPress.com’s latest move towards e-commerce. Finally, a brief examination of why identity matters.
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Daily Update: BuzzFeed Busted, LinkedIn Buys Lynda.com
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Daily Update: Microsoft is Rebuilding Office, Amazon Home Services
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Daily Update: BuzzFeed, Trust, and Regret; Backdoor Hypocrisy; Uber Acquires deCarta
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Daily Update: Car Rumors and Jony Ive’s Apple, Obama’s Cybersecurity Summit, China Taxi Apps Merge
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Daily Update: Touch ID and Identity, Twitter Acquires Niche, Baidu Results Disappoint
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Daily Update: How to Violate Privacy Like a Professional, Microsoft Acquires Acompli, Amazon’s Kiva Cleverness