Google to Acquire YouTube in $1.65 Billion Transaction
IT资讯 2006/10/10 09:40 Google花了16.5亿美刀买下了Youtube。互联网真是够疯狂的。
Google to Acquire YouTube in $1.65 Billion Transaction
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In one of its biggest stock acquisitions to date, Google has agreed to acquire YouTube for $1.65 million in stock. With the acquisition, Google and YouTube will co-exist side by side, cultivating their own distinct brand identify. YouTube will continue to be an independent entity, operating its own offices in San Bruno CA.
"The YouTube team has built an exciting and powerful media platform that complements Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful,” said Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google. “Our companies share similar values; we both always put our users first and are committed to innovating to improve their experience. Together, we are natural partners to offer a compelling media entertainment service to users, content owners and advertisers.”
Google to Acquire YouTube in $1.65 Billion Transaction
Story
In one of its biggest stock acquisitions to date, Google has agreed to acquire YouTube for $1.65 million in stock. With the acquisition, Google and YouTube will co-exist side by side, cultivating their own distinct brand identify. YouTube will continue to be an independent entity, operating its own offices in San Bruno CA.
"The YouTube team has built an exciting and powerful media platform that complements Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful,” said Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google. “Our companies share similar values; we both always put our users first and are committed to innovating to improve their experience. Together, we are natural partners to offer a compelling media entertainment service to users, content owners and advertisers.”
