Check Out 15 Shocking Tech Mergers That Could Have Happened But Never Did.

Date: 27-10-2015 2:08 pm (8 years ago) | Author: CLARA JANCITA
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Mergers and acquisitions are not a new thing in the business aspects of technology. Companies buy other companies all the time. Sometimes, to great gain and other times, the result is appalling loss.
One thing that most people don’t realize is that big Internet giants like Facebook and Google were also once smaller companies that were almost bought over or offered to be sold to bigger companies at the time.

Here are 15 surprising mergers/acquisitions in tech that could have happened but never did.
In 2008, Microsoft tried to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion but Yahoo declined the offer. Today, Yahoo is valued at around $43 billion.
In 2010, Google tried to buy Groupon for $6 billion. Groupon declined the offer and is valued at $5 billion today.
Yahoo tried to buy Facebook for $1 billion in 2006. Facebook declined and is valued at around $245 billion today.
 
Facebook approached Twitter in an attempt to buy it for $500 million in 2008. Twitter declined and is valued at around $23 billion today.
In 2008, Google tried to acquire Digg for $200 million. Digg refused but was later acquired by Betaworks for just $500,000.
In 2003, Google tried to acquire Friendster for $30 million. The offer was declined and Friendster, after being acquired for $26.4 million, is now defunct.
Google tried to acquire Qwiki for $150 million in 2010. The offer was refused, with Qwiki being acquired later on for $50 million. The company is now defunct.
Facebook tried to acquire Snap-chat for $3 billion in 2013. Snap-chat declined the offer and is valued at around $16 billion today.

Posted: at 27-10-2015 02:08 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
- winace at 27-10-2015 02:32 PM (8 years ago)
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Noted
Posted: at 27-10-2015 02:32 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- freethinker at 27-10-2015 02:34 PM (8 years ago)
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IN BIAFRA WE STAND, NO GOING BACK.
GOD BLESS BIAFRANS!
Posted: at 27-10-2015 02:34 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- satsaver at 27-10-2015 02:40 PM (8 years ago)
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Read!
Posted: at 27-10-2015 02:40 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- elchymo at 27-10-2015 05:27 PM (8 years ago)
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Alright
Posted: at 27-10-2015 05:27 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- rizzotti at 27-10-2015 08:31 PM (8 years ago)
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whatsapp made 16 billion between 7 yrs.this is something else,from nothing to billions
Posted: at 27-10-2015 08:31 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- zoe61 at 27-10-2015 08:36 PM (8 years ago)
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 Cool Cool Cool
Posted: at 27-10-2015 08:36 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- stella1981 at 27-10-2015 09:17 PM (8 years ago)
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Ok
Posted: at 27-10-2015 09:17 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- jossy4reall at 27-10-2015 09:22 PM (8 years ago)
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poster u sabi do ojoro....u add when I wan buy google
Posted: at 27-10-2015 09:22 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- aspeng007 at 27-10-2015 10:35 PM (8 years ago)
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We talking mergers here,sum half brains here b talking nonsense.wen its tym 4 biafra,talk biafra.wen its nt,plz type and post sumtin reasonable or just read and dont boda  commenting,simple.
Posted: at 27-10-2015 10:35 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- dickieponga at 27-10-2015 10:59 PM (8 years ago)
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I don't blive dis cos Naijapals name no dey dere...
Dem be wan merge wit Yahoo...Na Stephen153 and D_Guy no let dat merger go thru...
Posted: at 27-10-2015 10:59 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- AmazingMarie at 28-10-2015 04:35 PM (8 years ago)
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no Nigerian company in the online business deals
Posted: at 28-10-2015 04:35 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- jossy4reall at 28-10-2015 04:49 PM (8 years ago)
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poster u sabi do ojoro....u no add when I wan buy google
Posted: at 28-10-2015 04:49 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- Princewhite1 at 28-10-2015 07:00 PM (8 years ago)
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Na so
Posted: at 28-10-2015 07:00 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Princewhite1 at 28-10-2015 07:31 PM (8 years ago)
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Na wow
Posted: at 28-10-2015 07:31 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Trueyarn at 28-10-2015 10:20 PM (8 years ago)
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My girl be wan merge me 2002 for $500,000 but I no gree,now I worth €6 million.
Posted: at 28-10-2015 10:20 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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