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That _is_ how these deals work.

Some folks -- perhaps those who believed the lies about "unequivocal policies" -- would rather have it shut down than have their data sold.

This deal isn't special, the data is priced in, and unless you want to ground all acquisitions to a halt this is how it should be.

In the Twitter thread linked here, it is being called out as the first time Google has done a sale like this including their collected user data.

So it’s not “special” in terms of acquisitions in general, but directly defies the public statements of Googles CEO and is notable in that way.