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No.

Most companies are conceived with an explicit exit strategy in mind from day one, and that strategy is usually:

  SELL OUT TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, AND
  RETIRE EARLY, WHILE SOME OF US ARE STILL YOUNG ENOUGH TO 
  ENJOY LIFE.


You might have a point if they hadn't previously turned down a $1billion bid from Google.


How does a rejection of a significantly smaller offer disprove the point?


$1B isn't a small offer, though.


It just means they were hungry. 1B is a relatively small offer in the world of IT IPOs nowadays.


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