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Why Cisco Just Spent $1.2 Billion on Meraki

Why Cisco Just Spent $1.2 Billion on Meraki | cross pond high tech | Scoop.it
Cisco bought a wifi startup called Meraki for $1.2 billion.

Here's the blog post everyone is passing around to explain how that happened.

It's from Doug Leone, who got his VC firm, Sequoia Capital, to invest in Meraki:

Quick: when was the last time you plugged in an Ethernet cable? If you have trouble answering that question, you’re one of the reasons why Cisco has agreed to acquire Meraki.
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Open Letter to Internet Companies: Tell Us How Much We are Being Surveilled

Open Letter to Internet Companies: Tell Us How Much We are Being Surveilled | cross pond high tech | Scoop.it
Google just unveiled numbers showing an alarming jump in the number of government demands for private user data. We took the technology giant to task for its report's shortcomings. But at least Google is moving toward transparency.

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