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MartinCron on Sept 7, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter is the Benjamin Button of startups.

I would be surprised but not totally shocked if either Microsoft or Apple bought Twitter. Tight integration into OS and devices + the huge critical mass of active social users + the social and cultural relevance of Twitter would be assets for them.

nameiscarl on Sept 7, 2012 [–]

And as for Microsoft, it would have been more interesting than buying a client side software (Skype).

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