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dotancohen on July 13, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Unity merges with IronSource

Has any merger actually worked out well for the consumer? Boeing / McDonnell Douglas, Chrysler / Daimler, HP / Compaq. Are there any counterexamples?

throwaway889900 on July 13, 2022 | [–]

There are a lot of mergers with B2B sales, not consumer sales, that you don't hear about that have gone perfectly fine.

mepian on July 13, 2022 | | [–]

Apple and NeXT is the only counterexample I can immediately think of.

dotancohen on July 14, 2022 | | [–]

Good one, thank you!

ummonk on July 15, 2022 | [–]

Apple has made plenty of acquisitions that have improved the product for consumers. PA Semi for example.

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