Google acquires(ed?) Canadian mobile firm
Google has announced that they have acquired Reqwireless "out of Waterloo, Ontario"
Apparently the deal took place last Summer for the proverbial undisclosed sum but only announced now. Nothing special just a mobile java browser. In other words users can access the internet from their mobile using the Reqwireless independent software tools instead of the embedded browser provided with the handset. There are several other providers of similar portable java browsing systems so the question is there anything special or unique about this offering. However the team behind Reqwireless are well regarded. Reqwireless raised USD400k in seed funding in 2003 so good to see Google not just interested in large companies. The Canadians are all excited but it would be great to see Google engage with a European company.
Has the potential acquisition of Opera floundered I wonder? The timing would indicate that this deal occurred before negotiations with Opera. However reqwireless could essentially be a much cheaper (and perhaps even technically superior) version of opera?
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