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Author Topic: Getty will own StockXpert! bad news!  (Read 12592 times)

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bittersweet

« Reply #25 on: December 07, 2008, 10:07 »
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And just an additional note - an iStock employee, or whatever he is there, did indeed post a misleading headline in the post of the press release, saying

"Getty Buys Jupitermedia"

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=78556

A pretty big and careless mistake by the poster.


I believe that was pointed out later in the thread, but they should have definitely changed the title. Regardless of that, stockxpert is part of Jupiterimages.


« Reply #26 on: December 07, 2008, 15:03 »
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Consolidation is part of the normal business cycle. Times like these cash rich companies buy out cash poor - asset rich acquistions.

Personally I believe that most of the smaller players (not StockXpert) are only in it in the hope a major player buys them out.

I would be very surprised if DT and SS are not in talks with either a buyer, or a seller.

lagereek

« Reply #27 on: December 07, 2008, 15:06 »
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Well I tell you what!  should SS, DT and FT,  go the same way, it equals: END OF MICRO STORY. thanks for the coffee. Ciao!

gbcimages

« Reply #28 on: December 08, 2008, 11:34 »
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like I said the list is going to get shorter!

« Reply #29 on: December 08, 2008, 16:43 »
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Consolidation is part of the normal business cycle. Times like these cash rich companies buy out cash poor - asset rich acquistions.

Personally I believe that most of the smaller players (not StockXpert) are only in it in the hope a major player buys them out.

I would be very surprised if DT and SS are not in talks with either a buyer, or a seller.

It happened exactly the same in the videogame industry in the last 10 years. Lots of small independent companies when I started; they either closed down or got acquired by bigger and more efficient companies. The company where I've been working for the last 5 years (Lionhead) was acquired three years ago by Microsoft (a giant).

It's natural course of capitalism.

lagereek

« Reply #30 on: December 08, 2008, 17:13 »
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Fran!

Yes I know!  only in this game,  BIG, doesnt always mean more effective. Pitty!


 

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