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Feedburner Sale to Google Confirmed

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the going-going-gone dept.

Techdirt is reporting that the rumored sale of Feedburner to Google has been confirmed. "Feedburner is in the closing stages of being acquired by Google for around $100 million. The deal is all cash and mostly upfront, according to our source, although the founders will be locked in for a couple of years."

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  1. So what if they are locked in? by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are getting $100 mil and they probably dont leave their parents basements all that much anyway.

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    1. Re:So what if they are locked in? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Dude dont you realize how bad they have it? they are LOCKED IN! they cant go out and buy brand new Ferrari sports cars, giant mansions and have their teeth replaced with solid gold.

      Can we start a relif fund for these guys? Maybe we can get someone to shove doughnuts in through a vent for them during the next 2 years.

  2. "Locked in for a couple of years?" by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 4, Funny
    This can't end well.

    I've been in this room for eight years now, Clarice. I know they will never, ever let me out while I'm alive. What I want is a view. I want a window where I can see a tree, or even water. I want to be in a federal institution, far away from Dr. Chilton.
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  3. Ballmer chair throwing jokes..... by 8127972 · · Score: 1, Funny

    .... In 3 - 2 - 1.....

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  4. Re:VCs have changed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I for one welcome our newly come to their sences VC overlords!

  5. Re:VCs have changed? by Richard+McBeef · · Score: 5, Funny

    Back in the Web "1.0" days, VCs would never have settled for a payout that small...This is "only" 10x

    No shit. This is way worse than the 0X that most VC companies reaped back in the days of web 1.0.

  6. Re:what exactly does feedburner do? by Weaselmancer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pretty much the same thing CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet does, but with RSS.

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  7. What is a feedburner? by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 3, Funny

    Although I do not know what a feedburner is, I would like to formally announce (if any Microsofties are reading) that I am their #2 competitor with great things coming down the pipeline. My product leverages the newest mashup technologies to provide a very compelling value proposition, at an outstanding ROI, with an incredibly low TCO.

    You can have it, with no strings attached for 200 mil. (US $ naturally)

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  8. Re:VCs have changed? by Richard+McBeef · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did they do a good job picking up your garbage?

    Not only that, but they did it for free. And if anyone beat their price, the next pickup was 50% off plus they'd mow your lawn and wash your dog all while delivering 50 cents worth of groceries (20% off) on a motorbike from a store 15 miles away.

  9. Re:what exactly does feedburner do? by andres32a · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude i actually googled CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet and still don't get it.

  10. Re:RSS for quick summaries and checking updates by Xtravar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Okay, now can someone please explain what the fuck is Feedburner and why the fuck it would be worth $100 million?

    I don't know. I go to their site and it looks like buzzword jibberish to me. I am so confused and angry right now that I might throw a freakin' chair. Seriously, this article summary sucks, and from the look of it Feedburner looks like it sucks too.

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