Comments on: It’s Official: Cisco Buys Pure Digital (Flip Video) For $590 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:51:44 -0800 hourly 1 By: Apple’s iPod Nano Targets the Flip « FreeStyleDive http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2988882 Apple’s iPod Nano Targets the Flip « FreeStyleDive Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:44:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2988882 [...] Pure digital seems to have got out in time by selling the Flip to Cisco for a reported 590 million t.... So should Cisco really should worry about its Flip investment going south ?  Cisco’s core business is selling networking equipment, not consumer devices. So why go and buy out Pure digital anyway? For Cisco, the Nano is great news. Actually anything that requires  a lot of bandwidth is great news, since it allows them to sell more of their core networking products to data centers and the like, where all these files end up through the internet.  In the long term, Cisco wins anyway, with the exception of its 590 million dollar investment losing value if the Nano really kills the Flip… explaining that would not be a fun conversation to have with the Cisco board I’d imagine. Cisco bought it in March and here comes Apple a quarter later with a proven product into the same space. I’d feel like the Motorola CEO the day Apple announced the iPhone. (ouch…now that was not a good feeling) [...] [...] Pure digital seems to have got out in time by selling the Flip to Cisco for a reported 590 million t…. So should Cisco really should worry about its Flip investment going south ?  Cisco’s core business is selling networking equipment, not consumer devices. So why go and buy out Pure digital anyway? For Cisco, the Nano is great news. Actually anything that requires  a lot of bandwidth is great news, since it allows them to sell more of their core networking products to data centers and the like, where all these files end up through the internet.  In the long term, Cisco wins anyway, with the exception of its 590 million dollar investment losing value if the Nano really kills the Flip… explaining that would not be a fun conversation to have with the Cisco board I’d imagine. Cisco bought it in March and here comes Apple a quarter later with a proven product into the same space. I’d feel like the Motorola CEO the day Apple announced the iPhone. (ouch…now that was not a good feeling) [...]

]]> By: Benchmark Capital’s Big Day | Techdare http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2916479 Benchmark Capital’s Big Day | Techdare Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:13:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2916479 [...] the only wins for Benchmark this year, either. They were also investors in Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco for $590 million) and OpenTable (went public in [...] [...] the only wins for Benchmark this year, either. They were also investors in Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco for $590 million) and OpenTable (went public in [...]

]]> By: Benchmark Capital’s Big Day | Design Website Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2915646 Benchmark Capital’s Big Day | Design Website Blog Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:01:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2915646 [...] the only wins for Benchmark this year, either. They were also investors in Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco for $590 million) and OpenTable (went public in [...] [...] the only wins for Benchmark this year, either. They were also investors in Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco for $590 million) and OpenTable (went public in [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Benchmark Capital’s Big Day http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2915579 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Benchmark Capital’s Big Day Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:39:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2915579 [...] weren’t the only wins for Benchmark this year, either. They were also investors in Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco for $590 million) and OpenTable (went public in [...] [...] weren’t the only wins for Benchmark this year, either. They were also investors in Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco for $590 million) and OpenTable (went public in [...]

]]> By: Benchmark Capital’s Big Day http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2915430 Benchmark Capital’s Big Day Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:48:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2915430 [...] the only wins for Benchmark this year, either. They were also investors in Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco for $590 million) and OpenTable (went public in [...] [...] the only wins for Benchmark this year, either. They were also investors in Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco for $590 million) and OpenTable (went public in [...]

]]> By: Charles http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2846535 Charles Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:18:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2846535 MauroNewMedia has posted a new article on Pulse>UX titled: "Why Cisco flipped over the Flip Video Cam (and paid $590 million for a small dose of simplicity)". Ever wonder how much simplicity costs? This post digs into Cisco's acquisition of the Flip Video Cam (a paragon of simplicity) and why buying simplicity does not work for corporations with complex IT products. If you ever wondered if your company is actually capable of creating simple user experiences, check out our list of key factors that are correlated with creating simple products on a corporate-wide basis. MauroNewMedia has posted a new article on Pulse>UX titled: “Why Cisco flipped over the Flip Video Cam (and paid $590 million for a small dose of simplicity)”. Ever wonder how much simplicity costs? This post digs into Cisco’s acquisition of the Flip Video Cam (a paragon of simplicity) and why buying simplicity does not work for corporations with complex IT products. If you ever wondered if your company is actually capable of creating simple user experiences, check out our list of key factors that are correlated with creating simple products on a corporate-wide basis.

]]> By: FLIP it baby, FLIP it REAL good. - The Liquid Betsy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2844897 FLIP it baby, FLIP it REAL good. - The Liquid Betsy Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2844897 [...] an interesting business note, FLIP was purchased by CISCO- for $590 Million. Bandwidth. Bandwidth. Bandwidth. But that’s another story [...] [...] an interesting business note, FLIP was purchased by CISCO- for $590 Million. Bandwidth. Bandwidth. Bandwidth. But that’s another story [...]

]]> By: Geek Land | Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2812424 Geek Land | Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:29:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2812424 [...] the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...] [...] the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...]

]]> By: Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World | Spin Valley Post http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2812320 Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World | Spin Valley Post Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:27:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2812320 [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box - no cords or wires at all - was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...] [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...]

]]> By: Techeroid » Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2812300 Techeroid » Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:07:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2812300 [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box - no cords or wires at all - was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...] [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...]

]]> By: Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World | ScooperNews.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2812285 Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World | ScooperNews.com Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:59:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2812285 [...] the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...] [...] the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...]

]]> By: Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2812284 Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:57:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2812284 [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box - no cords or wires at all - was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...] [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...]

]]> By: Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World | Stoth http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2812279 Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World | Stoth Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:55:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2812279 [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box - no cords or wires at all - was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...] [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...]

]]> By: Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World | Viningmedia Nieuws http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2812269 Flip Has Little Chance In An iPhone World | Viningmedia Nieuws Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:37:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2812269 [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box - no cords or wires at all - was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...] [...] Macs. And the joy of taking a device out of the box – no cords or wires at all – was real. Their $590 million exit to Cisco was well deserved. I now love my Flip camera, and not just because the company sent me a check for [...]

]]> By: Jeff Hino http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2797834 Jeff Hino Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:12:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2797834 Never to late to espouse the power of educational video on the web. I invite you to see our posting: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/2009/03/19/doing-the-math-the-flip-video-phenomenon/ Never to late to espouse the power of educational video on the web. I invite you to see our posting:

http://blogs.or...deo-phenomenon/

]]> By: 7 x 24 Free ! - Pure Digital: Thanks For The $1.3 Million Check! How Do I Cash It? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2794573 7 x 24 Free ! - Pure Digital: Thanks For The $1.3 Million Check! How Do I Cash It? Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:47:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2794573 [...] check is from Pure Digital Technologies, the company that Cisco recently acquired for $590 million (Pure Digital makes the Flip camera). A letter accompanying the check says that the money [...] [...] check is from Pure Digital Technologies, the company that Cisco recently acquired for $590 million (Pure Digital makes the Flip camera). A letter accompanying the check says that the money [...]

]]> By: Tech Crunch | Pure Digital: Thanks For The $1.3 Million Check! How Do I Cash It? | Your Gadget Review http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2793121 Tech Crunch | Pure Digital: Thanks For The $1.3 Million Check! How Do I Cash It? | Your Gadget Review Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:05:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2793121 [...] check is from Pure Digital Technologies, the company that Cisco recently acquired for $590 million (Pure Digital makes the Flip camera). A letter accompanying the check says that the money [...] [...] check is from Pure Digital Technologies, the company that Cisco recently acquired for $590 million (Pure Digital makes the Flip camera). A letter accompanying the check says that the money [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Cisco: By 2013 Video Will Be 90 Percent Of All Consumer IP Traffic And 64 Percent of Mobile http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2792982 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Cisco: By 2013 Video Will Be 90 Percent Of All Consumer IP Traffic And 64 Percent of Mobile Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:37:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2792982 [...] a month in 2013, which represents a 131 percent compound annual growth rate. (No wonder it bought the maker of the Flip video camera). As impressive as those numbers sound, at that point, mobile [...] [...] a month in 2013, which represents a 131 percent compound annual growth rate. (No wonder it bought the maker of the Flip video camera). As impressive as those numbers sound, at that point, mobile [...]

]]> By: Online Video Continues Explosive Growth « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2792897 Online Video Continues Explosive Growth « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:58:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2792897 [...] a month in 2013, which represents a 131 percent compound annual growth rate. (No wonder it bought the maker of the Flip video camera). As impressive as those numbers sound, at that point, mobile [...] [...] a month in 2013, which represents a 131 percent compound annual growth rate. (No wonder it bought the maker of the Flip video camera). As impressive as those numbers sound, at that point, mobile [...]

]]> By: Cisco: By 2013 Video Will Be 90 Percent Of All Consumer IP Traffic And 64 Percent of Mobile « Tech,marketing and more… http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2792800 Cisco: By 2013 Video Will Be 90 Percent Of All Consumer IP Traffic And 64 Percent of Mobile « Tech,marketing and more… Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:24:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2792800 [...] a month in 2013, which represents a 131 percent compound annual growth rate. (No wonder it bought the maker of the Flip video camera). As impressive as those numbers sound, at that point, mobile [...] [...] a month in 2013, which represents a 131 percent compound annual growth rate. (No wonder it bought the maker of the Flip video camera). As impressive as those numbers sound, at that point, mobile [...]

]]> By: Cisco: By 2013 Video Will Be 90 Percent Of All Consumer IP Traffic And 64 Percent of Mobile http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2792649 Cisco: By 2013 Video Will Be 90 Percent Of All Consumer IP Traffic And 64 Percent of Mobile Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:25:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2792649 [...] a month in 2013, which represents a 131 percent compound annual growth rate. (No wonder it bought the maker of the Flip video camera). As impressive as those numbers sound, at that point, mobile [...] [...] a month in 2013, which represents a 131 percent compound annual growth rate. (No wonder it bought the maker of the Flip video camera). As impressive as those numbers sound, at that point, mobile [...]

]]> By: Pure Digital: Thanks For The $1.3 Million Check! How Do I Cash It? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2792555 Pure Digital: Thanks For The $1.3 Million Check! How Do I Cash It? Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:55:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2792555 [...] check is from Pure Digital Technologies, the company that Cisco recently acquired for $590 million (Pure Digital makes the Flip camera). A letter accompanying the check says that the money [...] [...] check is from Pure Digital Technologies, the company that Cisco recently acquired for $590 million (Pure Digital makes the Flip camera). A letter accompanying the check says that the money [...]

]]> By: DK http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2675909 DK Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:34:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2675909 We liked them so much we gave them an award (although the irony is they couldn't make an acceptance video): http://mediasnackers.com/2009/02/ms-awards-09/ We liked them so much we gave them an award (although the irony is they couldn’t make an acceptance video):

http://mediasna...2/ms-awards-09/

]]> By: The Weekly Spin 16- Sweet Spin @ The Weekly Spin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2666564 The Weekly Spin 16- Sweet Spin @ The Weekly Spin Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:45:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2666564 [...] Cisco Buys Pure Digital, maker of Flip Video [...] [...] Cisco Buys Pure Digital, maker of Flip Video [...]

]]> By: Are We Headed Into An Era Of “Dumb Tech?” | Reviews Manual http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/its-official-cisco-buys-pure-figital-flip-video-for-590-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2662686 Are We Headed Into An Era Of “Dumb Tech?” | Reviews Manual Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:43:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=50525#comment-2662686 [...] Cisco bought Flip Video. The Peek e-mail figure is outselling whatever smartphones and launching a newborn version. The wi-fi-enabled media contestant is conflict it discover with the TV for activity in the experience shack and netbooks are fighting downbound desktops at edifice and in the den. Are we incoming an epoch of simple, cheap, and cool? [...] [...] Cisco bought Flip Video. The Peek e-mail figure is outselling whatever smartphones and launching a newborn version. The wi-fi-enabled media contestant is conflict it discover with the TV for activity in the experience shack and netbooks are fighting downbound desktops at edifice and in the den. Are we incoming an epoch of simple, cheap, and cool? [...]

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