Mar 07, 2011
Quick Hits: Google Must Acquire More, MORE!
Apparently Google hasn’t sated its appetite for acquisitions — despite buying 48 companies last year, the G-monster wants to keep gobbling up startups. First down the gullet? UK price comparison site BeatThatQuot.com for 37.7 millions pounds sterling (about $61 million).
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Quick Hits: Google Must Acquire More, MORE!
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Mar 7, 2011
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punch_small.jpgADOTAS – Apparently Google hasn’t sated its appetite for acquisitions — despite buying 48 companies last year, the G-monster wants to keep gobbling up startups. First down the gullet? UK price comparison site BeatThatQuot.com for 37.7 millions pounds sterling (about $61 million).
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