๐ฐTop Software Acquisitions ๐ฐ
$34bn โ Red Hat acquired by IBM Computers (2018)
$26.2bn โ Linkedin acquired by Microsoft (2016)
$22bn โ Whatsapp acquired by Facebook (2014)
$13.5bn โ Veritas acquired by Symantec (2004)
$11bn โ PeopleSoft acquired by Oracle (2004)
Top 5 tech companies based on how much they've spent acquiring AI startups:
1. Google - $3.9 billion
2. Amazon - $871 million
3. Apple - $786 million
4. Intel - $776 million
5. Microsoft - $690 million
Here's how old these companies will be turning in 2018:
Snapchat: 7 years
Uber: 9 years
Twitter: 12 years
Facebook: 14 years
Tesla: 15 years
Google: 20 years
Netflix: 21 years
Amazon: 24 years
Apple: 42 years
Intel: 50 years
HP: 79 years
Disney: 95 years
IBM: 107 years