The Industry Standard - Google acquires Plaxo - Comments

I saw that. I have to say,

Eric Hill812251 — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:37:00 -0700

I saw that. I have to say, Comcast snatching up Plaxo seems a strange development indeed, especially at the suggested price, but the rumors I heard back in February appear to have been true or been based on something along those lines.

"Comcast has an exciting vision to bring the social media experience to mainstream consumers." What the heck does that mean, exactly? What is that vision?

Follow up to

Bradley Baker — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:37:55 -0700

Follow up to this...

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145918/comcast_to_buy_plax...

Whether it secretly happened 3 months ago, it looks like it's happening now. Closing in the next 2 months.

Why would Google buy the #2

David Kutcher — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:28:43 -0800

Why would Google buy the #2 in this space instead of buying LinkedIn, the much larger and more successful version? It's not like Google to buy the lesser company.

There are whispers that

Eric Hill812251 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:18:19 -0800

There are whispers that Comcast actually bought Plaxo on Feb. 13 for $175 million, not Google. Can anyone confirm this and point to a confirmed source?

Google acquires Plaxo

Larry Kubal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:39:07 -0800

UPDATE: While the rumors are still out there, this did not occur by the closing date. The community was correct. -- The Industry Standard

Google will announce plans to acquire Plaxo, the company that stores online business contact details, by March 15th.

Wired recently reported a rumor to this effect, suggesting that Plaxo may accept an offer from Google in the $200 million range.

This is a prediction that the rumor is true, and will be announced publicly on or before March 15, 2008.