纽约时间10月9号下午4:14(北京时间10日凌晨4:14),Leeds Huang 最先在briefing上看到的:
04:14 ET Google to acquire YouTube for $1.65 bln in stock (GOOG) 429.00 +8.50:
-Update- Co announced that it has agreed to acquire YouTube for $1.65 bln in a
stock-for-stock transaction. Following the acquisition, YouTube will operate
independently to preserve its brand and community. The combined companies will
focus on providing a better, more comprehensive experience for users interested
in uploading, watching and sharing videos, and will offer new opportunities for
professional content owners to distribute their work to reach a new audience.
Google 以换股的方式收购 YouTube,成交价格为16.5亿美元的价格。Google将继续保留YouTube这个品牌和运作方式,YouTube 的65名员工将全部留在原来的岗位。 谣言:GooTube 终于变成了现实,接下来要关心的问题是:Google Video怎么办?是否会继续存在,我们担心的问题是:YouTube是否也会被"禁播"?
据说Yahoo也曾有意收购YouTube,但最终没能胜过Google。Yahoo 也对此重大事件进行了报道:Google Snaps Up YouTube for $1.65B