It was obvious from day one that Color was going to be acquired for a pretty penny. It's even in their pitch deck:
http://www.slideshare.net/kitseeborg/color-faux-pitch-ddeck
See slide 45: "We're going to flip this bitch like flipper!"
http://www.slideshare.net/kitseeborg/color-faux-pitch-ddeck
See slide 45: "We're going to flip this bitch like flipper!"
Or did you really think after Slide 2: "Colors: people love that shit" this was a real pitch deck?