"Acquiring" is a stretch, basically they're bringing ironsource public under their stock. The "valuation" of the deal is also a stretch, but honestly shows how little the market cares about ethics.
I'm quite surprised that nobody is talking about anti competition - ironsource's rise and unity ads are, together, a very large mobile advertising network. Two that are often vying for the same customer. App developers that depend on those two competing are now shit out of luck. I'm really surprised this deal snuck through anticompetition oversight and it doesn't seem like it would have if google wasn't at the same table.
Anyway, ironsource STILL runs this slippery desktop install network - it's not like this was way back in the past and they've moved on. Hit the download button on any streaming/torrent website or keygen installer and you'll find ironsource.
I'm quite surprised that nobody is talking about anti competition - ironsource's rise and unity ads are, together, a very large mobile advertising network. Two that are often vying for the same customer. App developers that depend on those two competing are now shit out of luck. I'm really surprised this deal snuck through anticompetition oversight and it doesn't seem like it would have if google wasn't at the same table.
Anyway, ironsource STILL runs this slippery desktop install network - it's not like this was way back in the past and they've moved on. Hit the download button on any streaming/torrent website or keygen installer and you'll find ironsource.