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Daniel Ganninger

May 22, 2021

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One of the Most Famous Deals That Never Happened

A once-popular company had the chance to buy Google for a low, low price

It’s one of the most famous deals that never happened. In 1999, Google’s founders were willing to sell to Excite.com, the number two search engine at the time behind Yahoo!, for under $1 million, but Excite turned them down.

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One of the Most Famous Deals That Never Happened

A once-popular company had the chance to buy Google for a low, low price

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