Comments on: Who’ll buy YouTube? http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2006/08/01/buy-youtube/ Philip Hodgetts' random thoughts and items of interest on where the industry is at, and where it might be going today and into the future. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:17:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: ajmetz http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2006/08/01/buy-youtube/#comment-6276 ajmetz Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:11:28 +0000 http://intelligentassistance.com/blog/2006/08/01/40/#comment-6276 The business model is probably invest more money in it, so that it continues to dominate the online video space, and has a higher percieved value, if no actual value, and then to make your money back, you sell it onto an even bigger stupider firm, pointing out that it's worth 1.2billion now and yet was only worth 600million when you bought it, and if they waste money on it too...they too will be able to sell it on to some sucker in 3 or 5 years, likewise, at double the value (or something ridiculous like that =P ^_^). Buddum, Buddum. Anyway - I just replied to your Media100 article from 2005.... The business model is probably invest more money in it, so that it continues to dominate the online video space, and has a higher percieved value, if no actual value, and then to make your money back, you sell it onto an even bigger stupider firm, pointing out that it’s worth 1.2billion now and yet was only worth 600million when you bought it, and if they waste money on it too…they too will be able to sell it on to some sucker in 3 or 5 years, likewise, at double the value (or something ridiculous like that =P ^_^).

Buddum, Buddum.

Anyway - I just replied to your Media100 article from 2005….

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