Akamai to Acquire Linode

havoc

https://www.akamai.com/newsroom/press-release/akamai-to-acquire-linode

Slightly odd one - Akamai is all about big customers while linode is very much focussed on small biz / individuals

vyas

900 million ticket price 🎟

9 times anticipated revenue. Tax credits for 15 years, equivalent of NPV of 120 million dollars today…

Seems like acquisition for bookkeeping than for marketing or strategic fit
Hmm

☁️ is bubbling

tetech

@vyas said: ☁️ is bubbling

Not sure how to interpret that, but I settled on it being something about a fart.

vyas

@tetech said:

@vyas said: ☁️ is bubbling

Not sure how to interpret that, but I settled on it being something about a fart.

Lol

I typed cloud and this one showed up on my iOS keyboard. ☁️

Fart
💨 looks like this

Cloud
🌧 also looks like this

/deviation

spiritlhl

I don't know if Linode will have a wave of promotions because of this.

sonic

@spiritlhl said:
I don't know if Linode will have a wave of promotions because of this.

I doubt that.

cmeerw

@spiritlhl said:
I don't know if Linode will have a wave of promotions because of this.

Maybe a wave of price increases instead?

Radi

Wish them best of luck.