Flutterby™! : I don't get it

I don't get it

2006-10-10 05:24:39.634844+02 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

I don't get it: Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion.

comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):

#Comment Re: made: 2006-10-10 08:33:34.753623+02 by: mvandewettering

Five simple words:

They have money to burn.

#Comment Re: made: 2006-10-10 14:06:55.940038+02 by: meuon

Even with money to burn, it's insane. or brilliant at a level none of us can comprehend, yet.

#Comment Re: made: 2006-10-10 18:26:54.997658+02 by: petronius

A few years ago if Bill Gates bought a stick of gum the antitrust division would be on him like white on rice. When will Google's slow encroachment into control of online services trigger a similar response?

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