The m&a march goes on …
I’m excited to share Unsplash is being acquired by Getty Images today.
The reason I’m excited about this acquisition is because it’s not goodbye, it’s about acceleration.
This is not one of those tech acquisitions where the company is bought to be shut down …
so on and so forth
As for people wondering why Getty is hated:
In 2016: https://qz.com/746255/photographer-files-1-billion-suit-against-getty-images-for-selling-photos-in-the-public-domain/
In 2019: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190329/15352641901/getty-images-sued-yet-again-trying-to-license-public-domain-images.shtml
In 2020: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200404/23354544238/that-coronavirus-image-is-public-domain-that-wont-stop-getty-trying-to-sell-you-500-license-to-use-it.shtml
Thanks for the reminder, I can feel my blood pressure rising!