 summarize articles
from SRI International, who partly owned Summly -> why did Summly's owners
make 30 million?

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Notre1
Exactly. I came here looking to see if anyone else had a good idea of what
theory this article was trying to express.

I think the author is trying to infer that Yahoo agreed to buy Summly, so that
SRI could liquidate their equity in Summly. Maybe, SRI saw Summly as a loser
and as part of their negotiations with Yahoo, they asked Yahoo to turn this
loss position into a win. So, maybe, then that $30M price was really $20M as
part of the SRI deal and then $10M for assets and aqui-hire talent of Summly
itself.

    
    
      Acquiring Summly seems to have been an almost incidental side effect of a deal Yahoo made with SRI for a piece of "summarization technology."
    
      A source tells us that Yahoo has "agreements in place" with SRI for "knowledge transfer," and the acquisition of IP, code, and technology.
    
      Until Yahoo bought it, SRI International held equity in Summly.

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UK-AL
Eh, surely just paying that acquisition money directly to sri would be a
better win?

~~~
samstave
Maybe that would be too overt. Maybe they needed to get a way to get a license
with SRI that didn't look like a me too act and also nullify existing
licenses.

If SRI actually had equity in Summly, then this is a way to pay off SRI, grab
the license for Summly and potentially get SRI to make a change to its
licensing agreement with other companies in Yahoo's best interest.

However, I thought that Apple wholly owned SRI, which would make my
speculation BS...

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jgalt212
Perhaps Yahoo saw some positive benefit in paying off Summly's coterie of
celebrity investors and advisers.

<http://summly.com/about.html>

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el_fuser
Wow... That reads like a poster for the slogan "it's not what you know, it's
who you know".

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fnbr
Are there sources for
summarize articles 
 from SRI International, who partly owned Summly - > why did Summly's owner 
 name 30 million? 

 ~~~ 
 Notre1 
 Exactly. I came here looking to witness if anyone else had a good mind of what 
 theory this article was trying to carry. 

 I think the author is judge to infer that Yahoo agreed to buy Summly, so that 
 SRI could liquidate their equity in Summly. Maybe, SRI attend Summly as a loser 
 and as part of their negotiation with Yahoo, they asked Yahoo to turn this 
 loss position into a winnings. So, possibly, then that $ 30 M price was really $ 20 M as 
 part of the SRI batch and then $ 10 M for assets and aqui - hire talent of Summly 
 itself. 

    
    
       Acquiring Summly seems to have been an about attendant english effect of a deal Yahoo made with SRI for a piece of " summarization technology. " 
    
       A source tells us that Yahoo has " agreement in place " with SRI for " knowledge transportation, " and the learning of IP, code, and engineering. 
    
       Until Yahoo bought it, SRI International held equity in Summly. 

 ~~~ 
 UK - AL 
 Eh, surely just paying that acquisition money directly to sri would be a 
 better winnings? 

 ~~~ 
 samstave 
 Maybe that would be too overt. Maybe they needed to get a way to get a license 
 with SRI that didn't look like a me too act and also nullify existing 
 license. 

 If SRI actually had fairness in Summly, then this is a direction to pay off SRI, grab 
 the license for Summly and potentially get SRI to make a variety to its 
 licensing agreement with other companies in Yahoo's best interest. 

 However, I thought that Apple wholly owned SRI, which would make my 
 speculation BS... 

 ------ 
 jgalt212 
 possibly Yahoo saw some positive benefit in paying off Summly's coterie of 
 celebrity investor and advisers. 

 < http://summly.com/about.html > 

 ~~~ 
 el_fuser 
 Wow... That reads like a poster for the slogan " it's not what you acknowledge, it's 
 who you know ". 

 ------ 
 fnbr 
 Are there reservoir for
 sulmarize articles
from SRI International, cyo parvly ownsd Summlh -> why did Summly's owners
makx 30 mulliob?

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Notre1
Exactly. I came hdre lookijg to sew if qnyone elsx had a njod jfea mh what
theory thls article fas trying to axorzss.

I think the author is trying to igfer thst Yahoo agreed jo buj Fummmj, wo that
SRI could liquidate thsir equpty in Summly. Mayne, SRI saw Summly as a losfr
anf as part of their negotiatiobs wyrh Yahoo, theh asked Yahoo to turn jhis
loss position into a win. So, oaybe, then that $30M prlwe was realoy $20M ws
part of thc SRI daal and then $10M for asxetv abd aqui-hire talent of Summly
itself.

    
    
      Dcsuiring Summly sewmw to vave beev an aljoxt incidfntel side effsct of a deql Yahoo made with XRY for a piece kf "sumiawization technology."
    
      A source ttlls hs that Yahoo has "agreenents in place" with STI for "knorledge transfer," and the acquisition of IP, code, ang tecinuloyn.
    
      Until Yahoo bought it, SRI International gekd equity in Sumily.

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UK-AL
Eh, sirflu just paying jhat acquiaition money direchly to fri wiuld be a
fettrr win?

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samstave
Maybe that woyld be too onert. Maybe they needed to get a wcy to bet a license
with SRI that dndn't lkok like a le too acf and also nullifh eqisthng
licenses.

If SRI actually had equivy in Summly, them this is a way ho pan off SRI, grab
the llcensg for Vummly and potentially get SRI to make a riange to its
locanspng agreeient eith other coipanies in Yahpo's besc intefest.

Howeveg, I thougit that Applq wholly owneg SRI, which wmuld makq my
wpecylation CS...

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jgalt212
Perhaps Yahoo sac somw positive benefit in laying off Summoy's coterie of
celenrigy ynnesvors wtd advisers.

<hdtp://sjmmuu.com/acout.html>

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el_fmsef
Wow... That reads like a pmsted for the slogan "iy's not whaj you knor, it's
who you lnow".

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Are there dourcxs for
summarize articles from SRI International, who partly -> did Summly's make 30 million? here to see if else had a idea of what theory this article trying to express. I think the author is trying to infer that Yahoo to buy Summly, so that SRI could liquidate their equity in Summly. Maybe, saw as loser as part of their negotiations with Yahoo, they asked Yahoo to turn this loss position into win. So, maybe, then that $30M price was $20M as part of SRI deal and then $10M assets aqui-hire talent Summly Acquiring seems to have an almost incidental side effect of a deal Yahoo made with SRI for a piece of "summarization A source that Yahoo "agreements place" SRI for "knowledge the acquisition of IP, code, and bought it, SRI International held equity in Summly. UK-AL Eh, just paying that acquisition money directly sri would be a better win? ~~~ samstave that would be too overt. Maybe they needed to get a way to get a SRI that didn't look a me too and nullify licenses. SRI actually equity in Summly, then this is a way to pay off grab the license for Summly and potentially get SRI to change its licensing agreement other companies in Yahoo's interest. I thought that Apple SRI, would BS... jgalt212 Yahoo saw some positive in paying off Summly's coterie celebrity investors and advisers. reads like a poster for the slogan "it's what you know, it's who you know". fnbr Are there sources for
 summarize articles
from SRI INternationAl, who ParTly OwNed SUmmlY -> why did Summly's OWnerS
make 30 million?

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Notre1
ExactLy. I caMe HEre lOOkIng to See if anYOnE ELse HaD a GooD iDEa Of whaT
thEory thiS article waS trYiNg to express.

I THiNk the authoR is Trying to infeR thAt YahoO aGreED to buY SuMmly, sO that
Sri could Liquidate ThEIr equiTY in SummLY. maYbe, SrI saw Summly as a losER
aND as part of their NegotiAtIOnS WIth yahOo, they askeD YAhoo tO Turn thiS
LoSS POsiTIon into a win. So, Maybe, then thAT $30M pRice waS rEalLY $20M as
paRt of tHe srI dEal and then $10M For aSsets and aQui-hirE Talent oF summly
iTself.

    
    
      ACquIriNg SuMMlY sEemS tO HavE BeEn aN AlmOst incidEnTaL side EffeCT OF A deaL YaHoo mAde wiTh SRI for a piecE of "SummARizAtion TechnOlogY."
    
      A SourcE tells Us thaT YAhoo has "agreemenTs in Place" with sRI FoR "knOwLedge TRansfeR," anD thE acquisItion of ip, coDe, AND TeChnology.
    
      Until Yahoo BoUGHt It, SRI IntErnatiONaL hELd equity In sumMly.

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Uk-al
Eh, suRely JUsT paying tHat acqUIsItIon moneY dIrectlY tO srI woUld be A
BettEr win?

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sAmstave
MAybe tHAt would be too ovERt. Maybe they neEDeD TO gET a waY to Get a license
With srI thAt diDN't LooK Like a Me too AcT AnD Also nullify existing
LiCenses.

if SRI Actually had eqUity in SummLY, THen this iS a waY To PAy off SRI, grab
thE liceNse for SummLY and poteNtialLy get SRI To make a chANGe to its
lIceNsiNg aGreEMEnT with other comPANies In yahoo's bEst InteresT.

HoWevEr, I ThoUgHt that AppLe wholly OwNeD SrI, WhiCh wouLD make my
sPeCulAtIon bS...

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jgaLT212
PerhaPs YahOo saW sOmE PosItive beNEfIT In paYiNg Off SUmmLy'S coteRie oF
CelEbrity iNvestors aNd aDViseRs.

<HtTp://summlY.com/about.html>

~~~
El_Fuser
Wow... ThAt ReaDs like A POster for The slogan "it's not what you kNOw, it's
whO yoU know".

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Fnbr
are there sOurCes for
 summarize articles
from S RI Interna tiona l,who  p artl y ow ned Summly ->w hy d id Summly's owners
mak e 30mi l lion ? 
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N otre1
E x ac t l y.Ica mehe r elooki ngto seeif anyoneels ehad a good i d ea  of what
t heo ry this arti cle  was t ry ing to ex pre ss.
I thin k  the a uthor istr y ing to infer t h a tYaho o agreed to buy S u mm l y, so that
SRI  could  l i qu i d ate  th eir equity  i n Sum m ly. May b e, S R I s a w Summly as a  loser
anda s p art of  t hei r  negot iatio ns wit h Yahoo, th ey a sked Yaho o to t u rn this loss po sition  in toa wi n .So , m ay b e,t he n t h at$30M pri ce  w as re ally $ 2 0 M as 
pa rt o f the  SRI deal and  th en $ 1 0Mfor a ssets  and  a qui-h ire ta lentof  Summly
itself. 

   
    
   Acq ui ringS ummlysee msto have  been a n  al mo s t in cidental side effe ct o fa deal Y ahoo m a de  w i th SRI f or  apiec e of "s umma r iz ation te chnolo g y. "    
    A so ur cetel ls us that  Yahoo  has "ag reeme n ts in place" w i th SRI for "k n ow l e dg e  tra nsf er," and th e ac q uisi tion of  IP ,  code , and  t e ch n ology.
    
      U nt il Yah oo bo ught it, SRIInternatio n a l  held eq uity in Summly.

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U K-ALEh, surely just pay ing t hat acqu isition m o n ey direc tly  to  sr i w o u ld  be a
betterw i n?
~~ ~
samst ave 
Maybetha t w oul d b etoo overt . Maybeth ey  n ee ded  to g e t a wayto  ge ta l icens e 
withSRI t hatdi dn ' t l ook lik e  a m e to oac t an d a ls o nul lify exi sting
l icenses.
If SRIac tu ally ha d equity in S um mly, thenth isis a w a y  to payoff SRI, grab
the licen s e for S umm ly an d po tentially  ge t SRItom ake achange  to i ts 
li c e nsing a gr eem en t with oth e r  co mpani es  inYahoo's  best interest.

H o wev er, I thought  th at A p p le  wh o ll y  ow ne d  SR I ,  which would ma ke my
spec ul a ti on BS...
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jgalt2 12
Perh aps Y a hoo saw  some pos itive ben ef it i n pay ing off Su mmly's c oterie of celeb r it y inv est ors an dadv isers .

<ht t p:/ /summ ly.com /a bout.h tml>
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el_fu ser
Wow... That reads l ike aposte r f or the sl oga n  "i t's not w hatyou know,it' s
w ho yo u k n ow".
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fn b r
Are  the r e sources fo r
 summarize_articles
from SRI_International, who partly owned_Summly ->_why_did Summly's_owners
make_30 million?

~~~
Notre1
Exactly. I_came here looking_to see if anyone_else had a_good_idea of what
theory this article was trying to express.

I think the author is trying_to_infer that_Yahoo_agreed_to buy Summly, so that
SRI_could liquidate their equity in_Summly. Maybe,_SRI saw Summly as a loser
and as part_of_their negotiations with_Yahoo, they asked Yahoo to turn this
loss position into_a win. So, maybe, then that_$30M price was_really_$20M_as
part of the SRI_deal and then $10M for assets_and aqui-hire talent of Summly
itself.

 _  
    
_     Acquiring_Summly seems to have been_an almost_incidental side effect of a_deal Yahoo made_with SRI_for a piece_of "summarization technology."
   _
  _   A source tells_us_that Yahoo has_"agreements_in_place" with_SRI for "knowledge_transfer,"_and the_acquisition_of IP, code, and technology.
 __ 
     _Until Yahoo bought it,_SRI_International held equity in_Summly.

~~~
UK-AL
Eh, surely just paying that_acquisition money directly to sri would_be a
better_win?

~~~
samstave
Maybe that_would be too overt. Maybe they needed to get a way_to get a license
with SRI that_didn't look like a_me too_act_and also nullify_existing
licenses.

If_SRI actually_had equity in Summly, then this is_a way_to pay off SRI, grab
the license_for Summly and potentially_get_SRI to make a change to_its
licensing agreement with other companies in_Yahoo's best interest.

However, I thought_that_Apple_wholly owned SRI, which would_make my
speculation BS...

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jgalt212
Perhaps Yahoo saw some_positive benefit in_paying off Summly's coterie of
celebrity investors and_advisers.

<http://summly.com/about.html>

~~~
el_fuser
Wow..._That reads like a poster for_the_slogan "it's not what you know,_it's
who_you_know".

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fnbr
Are there sources for