Trimble Navigation to buy Google's SketchUp

[rjhintz]

Trimble Navigation Ltd has agreed to buy SketchUp 3D modeling platform from Google Inc for an undisclosed price, the companies said.
As part of the SketchUp platform, Trimble will partner Google in developing SketchUp's 3D Warehouse — an online repository where users can find, share, store and collaborate on 3D models, the companies said in a joint statement.
Trimble, which makes surveying, mapping, and marine navigation equipment, said SketchUp will enhance the integration of its field presence with the wider enterprise.

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Rich

[Flash]

Google took a small product, grew it to a large user base, and then sold it to a much smaller company?

Is it backwards day and no one told me?  Was I being laughed at when I didn't have much shirt buttoning up my spine?

[Geoffrey Perez]

Hey Gregg, this might be very late, but welcome to the (second) Larry Page era of Google. I hope you enjoyed the Eric Schmidt era!

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 7:56 PM, Coffee shop on behalf of Flash <mappin...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Google took a small product, grew it to a large user base, and then sold it to a much smaller company?

Is it backwards day and no one told me?  Was I being laughed at when I didn't have much shirt buttoning up my spine?

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