Is it me or are there a lot of buyouts going on? Well, I’m listing the Top 10 buyouts in the 2010s. I’m listing them in the order of importance, not really in financial order.
10. Electronic Arts buys Pop Cap, July 2011, $750 Million: Your favorite games like Planets vs. Zombies and Bejeweled Blitz are now part of the same company that brings us Madden NFL and The Sims, giving EA mega gaming power.
9. Disney buys Playdom, July 2010, $563.2 Million: Remember when Disney was about children’s movies and amusement park resorts? Now they’re about owning ESPN, ABC and Playdom, one of the largest social media gaming companies. What’s next?
8. Amazon buys Klva Systems, March 2012, $775 Million: It’s Amazon’s second biggest acquisition in it’s history, but Klva builds robots. Robots are going to be a huge part of our near future one day, and Amazon is in the driver’s seat.
7.. Amazon?buys Quidsi, November 2010, $545 Million: Quidsi is behind diapers.com and soap.com. This acquisition gives Amazon more power over our household products and gives chain stores stiff online competition.
6. Microsoft buys Yammer, June 2012, $1.2 Billion: No coincidence why this tech conglomerate is interested in this private? social media network for businesses.
5. Oracle Buys ATG, November 2010, $1 Billion: This major computer systems corporation got a major ecommerce software provider. Now that these two are teaming up…
4. Yahoo?buys Tumblr, May 2013, $1.1 Billion: It’s Yahoo’s biggest purchase in the midst of it’s big comeback. Will Tumblr help Yahoo get in the social media game?
3. Facebook buys Instagram, April 2012, $1 Billion: The social media king got even bigger when it acquired this online photo sharing giant.
2. Google buys Motorola, August 2011, $12.5 billion: It’s still debated why this acquisition happened. I think Google wants to compete with Android and Apple in the smartphone arena. What better way to do it?
1. Microsoft buys Skype, May 2011, $8.5 billion: They’re many reasons why this deal happened. My favorite is juice for Windows 7 Mobile and future Windows. But everyone wanted Skype. Microsoft got it.
Which acquisitions did I miss?