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Two Decade-Defining Acquisitions? Then (Google) & Now (Apple)

Genuine VC

Back in 2003 Google acquired Applied Semantics for just over $100M. Like with Google’s acquisition of Applied Semantics, this deal adds a fundamentally new business model to the company. I nodded my head in agreement reading Tristan Lewis’s post last month calling it the #1 tech deal that defined the decade.

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Two Decade-Defining Acquisitions? Then (Google) & Now (Apple)

Genuine VC

Back in 2003 Google acquired Applied Semantics for just over $100M. Like with Google’s acquisition of Applied Semantics, this deal adds a fundamentally new business model to the company. I nodded my head in agreement reading Tristan Lewis’s post last month calling it the #1 tech deal that defined the decade.