Federico Viticci 
Surprising absolutely no one, The Browser Company has been acquired.
Toph Allen@viticci by Atlassian omg đ
Rhys Morgan
Matt Fantinel@viticci well if their goal is to have a lot of users instead of building something people love, Atlassian sounds like a perfect match.
NilĂŠane@viticci oh boy...
Kieran Mansfield@viticci I donât Iâll ever stop laughing at this acquisition⌠đ
MatÄj Feldek@viticci âWe will operate independentlyâ - yep. Also, how are they worth that amount?
Cris 
@matesmac user data.
Craig Grannell@viticci âArc and Arc Search will continue to existâ
Iâm guessing they didnât use the prompt âplease make this line sound more reassuring rather than deeply ominousâ
Ravi 
@craiggrannell @viticci I would have gone with âArc and Arc Search remain products in our lineupâ đ
a fish named dog âĄď¸âžď¸@viticci Wait, why is this so unsurprising? I'm not familiar with it. Are they an enshittifier?
Bastian@FishNamedDog @viticci tbh Iâd rather have Atlassian than their current leadership. And to answer your question: The Browser Company has been bleeding money, dropped the product that put them on the map in favor of building a product the CEOâs mom would use. If you are not familiar with Atlassian: they donât usually dabble with end-user products but the rest of their toolkit pretty much covers the entire software development process (Source Controll, Ticketing, documentation etc.)
@hiiaminfi @viticci ah ok thanks!
I mean donât misread this: Both of their browsers are doomed. But they were doomed anyway.
I think this video is a pretty good rundown of this situation if you are interested:
Arc just got acquired...by Atlassian???
Fabian Pimminger@viticci 610M all cash is WILD
Filip NÄmeÄek@viticci would be nice if they âressurectedâ Arc with this cash
Arcticulate@viticci Meet their new browser: Arclassian!
@viticci Iâm a trained Jira admin and manage Confluence, too. I only have something like 2 years of experience, but itâs enough for me to say âHmm, did they need more web developers?â. I hope Arc can bring something to the table in Atlassian. Maybe swap out their memory-hungry Java code with speedy Swift server code? đ. I know, itâs not going to happen, but one can dream.
eiffair@viticci Arc was dying, it is now definitely buried â°ď¸
Tony Harris@viticci @craiggrannell Turns out it was all about the money after all.
Drew Pickard@viticci
my first take: omg finally someone who cares about browsers!
my second take: oh, I see what this is
today: yes, exactly
my first take: omg finally someone who cares about browsers!
my second take: oh, I see what this is
today: yes, exactly
Josh@viticci @CosmicTraveler That is a lot of cash.
Tilde Lowengrimm@viticci Boo to this