Well, I never thought Google/Microsoft/Yahoo would buy a product like Jaiku, because
- it’s not a very complex product,
- it doesn’t have the biggest user pool compared to Twitter,
- and it’s not a big money maker.
With all that said, I actually prefer Jaiku over Twitter. Jaiku’s interface is more Web 2.0, and it has more features like the ability to publish content from feeds. See for yourself: my Jaiku and my Twitter accounts.
I guess the lesson is that one does not have to be the market leader or have a giant community in order to be bought (and make tons of money).
The final lesson, I suppose, is that I would be a terrible visionary.
come on, dude. The reason for an acquisition doesn’t have to be ‘technical’.
If the reason is not technical then it would be very difficult to invest my hard earned cash.