On Monday, Google announced it will acquire video-sharing site YouTube in a $1.65 billion stock deal. Is this the next big success for Google, or will it be looked at as a bad decision in years to come.

Here is a interesting article on some failures and successes of past tech mergers including the following:

  • Broadcast.com
  • Netscape
  • Spyglass
  • WebTV
  • Intel

    • And others. Makes for an interesting read and shows how these can go good or bad.

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