Google has acquired companies starting with every letter but H, V, and X
The “List of acquisitions by Google” page on Wikipedia is one of its finest. I’d briefly thought that Zagat might have been Google’s first “Z” acquisition, but there had actually been six others already (among those known and listed).
How to complete the alphabet? Hipmunk (or Hulu!), Vook, and… Xerox could get the job done. (Hey, after buying Motorola, you never know!)
Also: How Frank Quattrone and Motorola milked Google for $12.5 billion
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