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Discussion on: How open-source will Tumblr become?

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Stefan Dorresteijn

Just regarding the price tag, it's probably not actually $3m. Even the source article states:

A source familiar with the deal puts the price-tag "well below" $20 million, while another source puts it below $10 million.

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Ben Halpern

Yeah, we don't know the details.

But suffice to say that this deal by Yahoo! was a disaster. It's similar to both the YouTube and Instagram acquisitions in approximate cost.

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Stefan Dorresteijn

It's kind of incredible that they managed to do so much damage to Tumblr's value. Then again, it's Yahoo. If anyone can do it, it's them.