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		kurtvarner on Aug 16, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mobile app startups are failing like it’s 1999 The media and company never spin it as a failure, but what do you think all these small acqui-hires are?

andrew_null on Aug 16, 2012 | [–]

+1.

Evbn on Aug 16, 2012 | [–]

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