Comments on: MyQuire Gets Acquired, Won’t Tell Us By Whom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:13:35 -0800 hourly 1 By: منتديات http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2965593 منتديات Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:49:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2965593 I am happy for Mike dawson I am happy for Mike dawson

]]> By: مركزتحميل http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2965578 مركزتحميل Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:40:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2965578 I love astroturfers sometimes. I love astroturfers sometimes.

]]> By: acai berry diet http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2553338 acai berry diet Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:46:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2553338 easy there easy there

]]> By: MyQuire adquirida por una empresa no revelada http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551763 MyQuire adquirida por una empresa no revelada Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:07:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551763 [...] MyQuire, una compañía proveedora de una aplicación que permite a los equipos de trabajo estar conectados en un entorno de red social, ha sido adquirida recientemente. [...] [...] MyQuire, una compañía proveedora de una aplicación que permite a los equipos de trabajo estar conectados en un entorno de red social, ha sido adquirida recientemente. [...]

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="571872717">Robin Wauters</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551743 Robin Wauters Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:28:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551743 Agree. That said, the company did add that the acquisition was about the technology. Agree. That said, the company did add that the acquisition was about the technology.

]]> By: Johnny http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551598 Johnny Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:30:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551598 Acquired by the Deadpool. Acquired by the Deadpool.

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551533 Paul Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:23:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551533 great x3 great x3

]]> By: Bob http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551479 Bob Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:43:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551479 Is this a real acquisition? Sounds more like total BS to me. No news on their site for over a year. And the buyer is conveniently anonymous and the existing service is shutting down. Maybe the founder just wants to make his resume look prettier when he goes looking for a job next. Yeah, my company was acquired by someone I can't name and the service no longer exists. But it was a huge success! Trust me! Is this a real acquisition? Sounds more like total BS to me. No news on their site for over a year. And the buyer is conveniently anonymous and the existing service is shutting down. Maybe the founder just wants to make his resume look prettier when he goes looking for a job next. Yeah, my company was acquired by someone I can’t name and the service no longer exists. But it was a huge success! Trust me!

]]> By: mike d http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551400 mike d Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:30:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551400 If it is a rebuild why would they be blowing off their customers? If it is a rebuild why would they be blowing off their customers?

]]> By: Vlad http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551398 Vlad Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:29:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551398 How great? How great?

]]> By: mike d http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551397 mike d Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:28:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551397 Andy- RU kidding? For clarity you should have just said, 'look, we have no orderly transfer of your account planned out so your pretty much screwed. Peace out bro..." Sounds more like Quire is shutting down and going out of business. Andy- RU kidding?
For clarity you should have just said,

‘look, we have no orderly transfer of your account planned out so your pretty much screwed. Peace out bro…”

Sounds more like Quire is shutting down and going out of business.

]]> By: Vlad http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551392 Vlad Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:27:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551392 Hey Adam ... just a heads up ... you have a misspelled word on your front page - Self Manag[e]ment Platform. Hey Adam … just a heads up … you have a misspelled word on your front page – Self Manag[e]ment Platform.

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551353 Paul Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:45:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551353 oh, if there was confidence in their ability to maintain, possibly... and, should really ALL your data be transferable should they close (or you cancel your account) then maybe... but maybe it's just as much about wrapping my head around the idea of a 'paid' social network. I don't know. paid collab tools, sure, but paying for the displeasure of working with people you already know and already work with?? I don't like the idea of paying for any service where my data could be here today, gone tomorrow... sure that could happen with a 'free' model, but that's why i said LinkedIn would be good for something of this sort - we all know they aren't going anywhere. I own a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT domain name for collaborative ventures and I've been working on several ideas for it's use... unless I sell it outright (it's not on the market right now)... so I think about these things a lot. oh, if there was confidence in their ability to maintain, possibly… and, should really ALL your data be transferable should they close (or you cancel your account) then maybe… but maybe it’s just as much about wrapping my head around the idea of a ‘paid’ social network. I don’t know. paid collab tools, sure, but paying for the displeasure of working with people you already know and already work with??

I don’t like the idea of paying for any service where my data could be here today, gone tomorrow… sure that could happen with a ‘free’ model, but that’s why i said LinkedIn would be good for something of this sort – we all know they aren’t going anywhere.

I own a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT domain name for collaborative ventures and I’ve been working on several ideas for it’s use… unless I sell it outright (it’s not on the market right now)… so I think about these things a lot.

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551344 Dave Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:37:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551344 Oh, and since they're shutting down ... maybe they should take the sign-up links off their site. Oh, and since they’re shutting down … maybe they should take the sign-up links off their site.

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551343 Dave Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:36:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551343 Nothing says exciting news for your users like you yanking the rug out from under them with relative little warning. One day these companies will realize users don't like big news ... they just like the stuff to stay up and keep working. Nothing says exciting news for your users like you yanking the rug out from under them with relative little warning. One day these companies will realize users don’t like big news … they just like the stuff to stay up and keep working.

]]> By: adam benayoun http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551341 adam benayoun Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:32:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551341 Paul, I think paying is the best option. As a customer, I wouldn't rely on a free service for my business, I'd rather rely on a product that charge me 5-10$ a month and know that they have some kind of responsability for my business. Don't you think that a tool that is producing at least 1-2k $ of value per month isn't worth at least 10$? Paul, I think paying is the best option.
As a customer, I wouldn’t rely on a free service for my business, I’d rather rely on a product that charge me 5-10$ a month and know that they have some kind of responsability for my business.
Don’t you think that a tool that is producing at least 1-2k $ of value per month isn’t worth at least 10$?

]]> By: MyQuire、買収されたが買い手は明かさず http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551327 MyQuire、買収されたが買い手は明かさず Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:15:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551327 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551311 Paul Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:45:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551311 goto huddle.com... and PAY. Yeah, there's a problem don't ya think? It's not the point of how much you're paying to use their services - it's that you have to pay at all.... not to mention all the other restrictions. Maybe LinkedIn bought em. If there was ever a place that could use some collab tools for professionals - that's it... and yeah, those people pay too. goto huddle.com… and PAY. Yeah, there’s a problem don’t ya think? It’s not the point of how much you’re paying to use their services – it’s that you have to pay at all…. not to mention all the other restrictions.

Maybe LinkedIn bought em. If there was ever a place that could use some collab tools for professionals – that’s it… and yeah, those people pay too.

]]> By: kevin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551277 kevin Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:33:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551277 "We have had a great time working with you, and couldn’t have gotten here without your help." - Yeah right. That’s why they dumped all customers in one month....or they ran out of money and had to sell which may be a more likely scenario. “We have had a great time working with you, and couldn’t have gotten here without your help.” – Yeah right. That’s why they dumped all customers in one month….or they ran out of money and had to sell which may be a more likely scenario.

]]> By: Adrian Eden http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551276 Adrian Eden Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:31:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551276 I had to look that word up, good vocab my friend...have a good one. I had to look that word up, good vocab my friend…have a good one.

]]> By: adam benayoun http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551271 adam benayoun Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:21:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551271 I personally have a huge problem with these kind of acquisition. That kind of acquisition communicate the wrong message to potential users, like MF just said: his company wouldn't rely on online collaboration tools. As the CEO of a startup that develop a platform for freelancers and small businesses [ http://www.octabox.com ], I don't want to think how that would impact my business. [we're spending lot of money and energy on making our tools more reliable for a reason]. Users will be more careful before trusting a startup with their business. I'd personally wouldn't accept any acquisition offer that would mean shutting down my business without giving them a proper way to move their data to a tool of their liking (and no, redirecting your users to huddle isn't a solution either). Anyway , I am happy for Mike dawson :) I personally have a huge problem with these kind of acquisition. That kind of acquisition communicate the wrong message to potential users, like MF just said: his company wouldn’t rely on online collaboration tools.

As the CEO of a startup that develop a platform for freelancers and small businesses [ http://www.octabox.com ], I don’t want to think how that would impact my business. [we're spending lot of money and energy on making our tools more reliable for a reason]. Users will be more careful before trusting a startup with their business.
I’d personally wouldn’t accept any acquisition offer that would mean shutting down my business without giving them a proper way to move their data to a tool of their liking (and no, redirecting your users to huddle isn’t a solution either).
Anyway , I am happy for Mike dawson :)

]]> By: MF http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551243 MF Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:48:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551243 this is one main reason why my company doesn't rely on online collaboration tools. one day you are here, tommorow your gone! this is one main reason why my company doesn’t rely on online collaboration tools. one day you are here, tommorow your gone!

]]> By: MF http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551241 MF Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:46:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551241 i'll say they were "acquired" by a competitor for some minimal amount... just for the sake of squashing them down. another way of eliminating their competition. not exactly sure of the secrecy though... just announce it, it is not as if it will cause a big ripple effect or cause stocks to crash. i’ll say they were “acquired” by a competitor for some minimal amount… just for the sake of squashing them down. another way of eliminating their competition. not exactly sure of the secrecy though… just announce it, it is not as if it will cause a big ripple effect or cause stocks to crash.

]]> By: Mad Max http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551198 Mad Max Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:53:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551198 First? Baloney. There are PLENTY of these services.... ODesk, eLance, etc etc. First? Baloney.

There are PLENTY of these services…. ODesk, eLance, etc etc.

]]> By: Jason M. Lemkin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/30/myquire-gets-acquired-wont-tell-us-by-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-2551196 Jason M. Lemkin Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:51:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=31056#comment-2551196 Likely a rebuild on a new platform. E.g., look at some of the Salesforce.com acquisitions. Likely a rebuild on a new platform. E.g., look at some of the Salesforce.com acquisitions.

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