Peter Kafka

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Done Deal: 10 Weeks Later, Salesforce.com Owns Buddy Media

Ten weeks after announcing the deal, Salesforce.com has completed its $750 million acquisition of social marketing service Buddy Media, according to people familiar with the companies. The prospect of closing the transaction quickly helped Salesforce beat a rival bid from Google.


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I feel sorry for Peter Thiel. Did he really want flying cars? Flying cars are not a very efficient way to move things from one point to another. On the other hand, 20 years ago we had the idea that information could become available at your fingertips. We got that done.

— Bill Gates, in an interview with Wired magazine’s Steven Levy