YouTube: Looming Acquisitions
ZDNet prognosticates on the eventual acquisition of YouTube.
I still think Yahoo! would be the most logical acquirer.
I’d throw in another: Apple, for a future Mac-platform and iMovie/iTunes integration.
Yahoo! is a good choice, but acquisitions should cut both ways. YouTube has to find the best *partner* for the acquisition. This makes it much more difficult to predict.
I like the shot NewsCorp has with making an argument for a YouTube/MySpace integration, though I’m not sure how good the corporate/ownership fit will be. In this latter sense, Google or Yahoo! might be better partners, as they know the Internet space and tend to treat their acquisitions very well.
The other potential acquirers listed in the article are (in descending order): NewsCorp (MySpace), Google, Sony, TimeWarner (AOL), and Adobe.
July 31, 2006 5:15 pm 1 Comment
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By Craigslist verified accounts, March 26, 2009 @ 11:08 pm
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