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11 companies that tried to buy Facebook back when it was a startup In June 2004, an unnamed financier offered $10 millionIn June 2004, an unnamed financier offered $10 million
Friendster also tried to buy FacebookFriendster also tried to buy Facebook In the summer of 2004, Google came knockingIn the summer of 2004, Google came knocking In March 2005, Viacom plopped $75 million on the tableIn March 2005, Viacom plopped $75 million on the table
Before selling to News Corp in 2005, MySpace wanted to buy its upstart rivalBefore selling to News Corp in 2005, MySpace wanted to buy its upstart rival A half year later, MySpace's new parent company News Corp had the same ideaA half year later, MySpace's new parent company News Corp had the same idea
Viacom came back in Fall 2005Viacom came back in Fall 2005 NBC met with Facebook in 2005NBC met with Facebook in 2005
Desperate Viacom came back one last time in 2006Desperate Viacom came back one last time in 2006 In June 2006, Yahoo decided it had to have FacebookIn June 2006, Yahoo decided it had to have Facebook
In 2006, AOL also took a hard look at FacebookIn 2006, AOL also took a hard look at Facebook Yahoo came back in fall 2006Yahoo came back in fall 2006
Tim Armstrong convinced Google's board to let him bid for Facebook in 2007Tim Armstrong convinced Google's board to let him bid for Facebook in 2007 "Why don't we just buy you for $15 billion?," Microsoft's CEO asked Mark Zuckerberg"Why don't we just buy you for $15 billion?," Microsoft's CEO asked Mark Zuckerberg
According to The Facebook Effect, Facebook never fielded any more offers…According to The Facebook Effect, Facebook never fielded any more offers…