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  1. 30-09-2010, 12:05 PM #1
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    News - Excite passed on Google for under $1m

    Would you have bought the search start-up in 1999?
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    Re: News - Excite passed on Google for under $1m

    $1M -> £167B in 10 years, yes please!
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    Re: News - Excite passed on Google for under $1m

    Or, if Excite had bought them, and not used them properly, it could have been more like $1M -> £167,000 in 10 years
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