From Android at $50M to Cursor at $60B: five acquisitions that changed tech forever
thisiskp_ · x · 2026-10-29
thisiskp lists five acquisitions once called crazy that changed tech: Google buying Android for $50M (2005) and YouTube for $1.65B (2006); Facebook buying Instagram for $1B (2012) and WhatsApp for $19B (2014); and SpaceXSI buying Cursor for $60B. He argues the last deal, while expensive, is strategically just as cheap in the grand scheme.
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