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Re: Nest is acquiring Dropcam

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Google has acquired Nest... so now Google has also acquired Dropcam. I wonder why they call it Nest acquistion, to downplay privacy concerns?

Yup, the want to avoid the headline: "Google buys network of in-home cameras."

Re: Nest is acquiring Dropcam

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Are high-profile announcements typically announced at 5pm on a Friday?

Likely the timing is because of stock exchange regulations. Google is publicly traded company so announcing it on different time may gave someone "unfair advantage".

Doing that 5pm Friday after market closes give everyone 2 days to process that information.

Re: Nest is acquiring Dropcam

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Are high-profile announcements typically announced at 5pm on a Friday?

If they need the whole weekend to find the right tone to explain this acquisition, yes. Looking forward to seeing how Google handles the privacy concerns on this...
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