Google to Buy DoubleClick for $3.1 Billion

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  1. BigBadWolf

    BigBadWolf Well-Known Member

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    #21
    I think Googles next purchase will be RedHat and release a Google based Linux OS completed free to take on MS in its own game. :D
     
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    #22
    Funny. When I found out Microsoft was bidding for them, but they were opening up to other offers, I bet my co-worker Google would buy them. Google's been winning all the acquisition battles with Microsoft lately.
     
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    #24
    Bumbaclot!!! That was unexpected!
     
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    #25
    I posted it up http://www.ridiculouslyrandom.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=242 from BBC news.

    It was wild, i didnt think they would spend 3.1 billion on a site after investing 1.65billion into youtube.

    This time the company had to pay CASH, not just stocks.
     
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    #26
    Nice i never knew about this.

    Are google planning or up to something? First YouTube, now this. Things may be getting interesting in the future. :p
     
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    #27
    I've been saying it since Google came about! GOOGLE IS GONNA TAKE OVER THE WORLD!
     
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    #28
    One day, I just know they're going to announce the future release of a GoogleOS.

    Think Microsoft are scared? I do. :p
     
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    #29
    I think its time for me to step in and stop Google and make some money from them!

    also $3.1 billion is too much!!!!!!
     
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  10. Ash

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    #30
    lol yeah but they look so innocent.

    Oh, and i forgot Blogger.com. :confused:
     
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  11. Fka200

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    #31
    $3.1 billion to make sure you own the majority of the market? I think they would have paid more.
     
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    #32
    I say lets all scrape together our money... EVERYONE on the board and lets BUY google! :) Then we control PR and Who gets SandBoxed :)
     
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    #33
    I told you people, Google will not stop until they control everything...

    The question is, what are they going to buy next ?
     
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    #34
    Rather expected since I doubt Microsoft would have won the chase for DoubleClick. Google got way more cash compared to Microsoft. I am wondering if DoubleClick is going to be integrated into Adsense or operate as an separate entity like YouTube. Google DoubleClick? That's quite a mouthful. haha!
     
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    #35
    just saw it, and came here to post, and then saw that someone had posted it! anyways, i do agree, that's a lot of money.
    google is too rich, and it can continue buying everything it wants to, unless yahoo buyes it before google dose!:rolleyes:
     
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    #36
    Hmm. Google is quite aggressive in terms of its strategies.
     
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    #37
    They payed about a billion more than I was expecting. I thought DoubleClick would only go for around $2.2 billion to be honest. Big G must have wanted to make sure they clenched it. Who can blame them though? They're setting on a pile of cash and control the search market and ppc.
     
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    #38
    I wouldnt be surprised if Google owned most of the top sites in 10 years.
     
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    #39
    Gosh,

    I never knew that doubleclick was this big. I thought of them to be a small company.

    That's alot of money.
     
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    #40
    They had a fight with Microsoft that's why I think its $3.1BN
     
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