July 29th, 2008
The Top 9 Unlikely
Tech Company Mergers
Tech Company Mergers
9> Farmer’s Insurance + Dell Computers = Farmer in the Dell
8> Google + Victoria’s Secret = Booble
7> Disney + Microsoft = Mickey Mouse
6> Nintendo + Huggies = Wii-Wee
5> eBay + Verizon = Buy and Cell
4> Mozilla Foundation + Catholic Church = Godzilla
3> Google + Apache = Search Injuns
2> Apple + Kotex = iPad
and the Number 1 Unlikely Tech Company Merger…
1> Microsoft + Hell’s Angels = Little Redmond Riding Hoods
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Credits:
Selected from 33 submissions from 12 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX — 1
Pam Wilhoit, Royal Palm Beach, FL — 2, 6
John O’Byrne, Dublin, Ireland — 3, 5, Topic
Brandon Hunt, Portsmouth, RI — 4, 8, 9 (Hat trick!)
Bruce Kane, Charlotte, NC — 7
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator
RUNNERS UP list — Merged and Purged
Cicso + Friskies = Frisco
(Andrea Kelly, Brookeville, MD)
Cisco + Playskool = Cisco Kid
(Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL)
Google + U.S. Army = Search and Destroy
(Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX)
Intel + G.Q. = IntelliGents
(Andrea Kelly, Brookeville, MD)
Trojan + Apple = Rubber Macintosh
(Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH)
(Andrea Kelly, Brookeville, MD)
Cisco + Playskool = Cisco Kid
(Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL)
Google + U.S. Army = Search and Destroy
(Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX)
Intel + G.Q. = IntelliGents
(Andrea Kelly, Brookeville, MD)
Trojan + Apple = Rubber Macintosh
(Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH)