In Pics | 7 biggest technology acquisitions

Elon Musk took control of Twitter late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man. The deal mired in controversy is one of the most prominent acquisitions of this year.Here, we will have a look at the 7 prominent acquisitions that impacted the world of technology.   

Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion, making it one of the biggest acquisitions of this year so far. Credit: Reuters File Photo

In 2014, the biggest player in chat app in the world, WhatsApp was acquired by Zuckerberg's Meta, then Facebook. The $19 billion deal got Facebook 450 million users and it has only grown since then. Credit: Reuters File Photo

The world's most popular professional network, LinkedIn, was acquired by Microsoft in an all-cash transaction of $26.2 billion in June 2016. Credit: Reuters/iStock File Photo

In another prominent move by Microsoft this year, marking its expansion in the gaming space, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Credit: Reuters Photo

Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram was a deal of $1 billion. The deal the took place in 2012, and established Zuckerberg's Facebook as a monopoly in the field of social media apps. Credit: Reuters File Photo

Google $1.65 billion deal to acquire YouTube in 2006 is considered as one of the best decisions by Google as the video sharing platform contributes to around 10 per cent of it revenue. Credit: Reuters File Photo

The app that has become synonymous to the virtual work space, Slack was acquired by the American cloud-based software  company Salesforce in December 2020. This was a $28 billion deal. Credit: iStock File Photo

The third largest personal computer maker Dell acquired data storage company EMC in 2015. The $67 billion deal helped Dell expand its data management market. Credit: AFP Photo