I think it's still just a rumor/speculation.
The user American_Locomotive on Reddit raised a thought provoking point though.
the difference is that the companies google are taking over are currently very good and google havn't brought them down thus-far. if anything, google taking them over symbolises their effort to keep the company running - which is something im perfectly okay with - as opposed to a company buying the name and completely taking over with their own ideas
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