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Title: Getty buying the competition
Post by: click_click on April 13, 2009, 09:59

Since this topic came up in one of the threads I thought I start a new thread just for this discussion:

The original issue was StockXpert performing funny at the moment because I believe Getty's involvement in the Jupiter world (hence StockXpert) has something to do with it.

Since it's nothing new that Getty is a really hungry beast we wondered how this hunger might affect the future of microstock (and respectively certain microstock agencies).

Take it away.

Title: Re: Getty buying the competition
Post by: PeterChigmaroff on April 13, 2009, 10:18

Jupiter was a fairly big conglomerate of which StockXpert was a small part. They have a large collection of wholly owned content and were on the verge of going under. Jupiter was acquired for a very good price. Except for the customer base, there isn't a lot of sense of purchasing another micro since they really won't get much in the way of new content.

Title: Re: Getty buying the competition
Post by: batman on April 13, 2009, 11:08

Quote from: click_click on April 13, 2009, 09:59

The original issue was StockXpert performing funny at the moment because I believe Getty's involvement in the Jupiter world (hence StockXpert) has something to do with it.

funny is not the word. try keywords: out of character, odd, anal, demented, dead, empty, ghost town, zombiefied, zombie, scary, weird, lost, phantom zone, limbo, hell
 ;)

but yes, click_click, i think i like to know the answer why a once wonderful site of really good reviewers and performer suddenly went "funny".

Title: Re: Getty buying the competition
Post by: WarrenPrice on April 13, 2009, 11:09

My point on the original thread was that Getty (and others) may buy the existing competition but they can not buy the market.  There is and will continue to be buyers looking for cheap pictures.  For every Jupiter/StockXpert there will be a Cutcaster or Fotomina.  

Title: Re: Getty buying the competition
Post by: sharpshot on April 14, 2009, 17:31

Getty has been purchased, so they wont be buying anything.  We now have to see if Hellman & Friedman want to buy more stock companies or if they will stick with getty and jupiter.

Title: Re: Getty buying the competition
Post by: tan510jomast on April 14, 2009, 19:13

Quote from: sharpshot on April 14, 2009, 17:31

Getty has been purchased, so they wont be buying anything.  We now have to see if Hellman & Friedman want to buy more stock companies or if they will stick with getty and jupiter.

whatever, let's all knock on wood that Hellman & Friedman is "NOT LIKE" (read as in  "nicer than" ) Getty.  ;)