My goodness, that couldn't possibly have been the plan all along! Nobody would want to work for an evil corporation like Google. Also, acquisition is not a viable exit plan. Last but not least, they don't seem Googley enough.
Oh, wait -- you were serious? Because I wasn't... I will feel a teeny tiny bit bad for these guys if Google doesn't buy them, because it's so obvious that acquisition is their desired endpoint. Not that they haven't created a desirable product for people to use and Google to acquire, mind you -- it just doesn't seem like any sort of an afterthought.
Oh, wait -- you were serious? Because I wasn't... I will feel a teeny tiny bit bad for these guys if Google doesn't buy them, because it's so obvious that acquisition is their desired endpoint. Not that they haven't created a desirable product for people to use and Google to acquire, mind you -- it just doesn't seem like any sort of an afterthought.