As someone who works in the corporate world, and would rather escape that world by hanging out in the Urstyle world…wish I had never read this topic..sigh!!!! But…..
It is as @funkyjunkygypsy says, the sale of PV was a business transaction, the details of which we will never know. And like @jesuisunlapin stated, I had the read the same corporate trail, involving Polyvore, Verizon, Yahoo, AOL & Oath Corp. That was probably the “death sentence” of PV long before Ssense ever came along. Big corporations buy up innovative smaller companies all the time. Often it is for just “one piece” of their technology, product, etc. Once the bigger company has that singular item they want, there are 2 choices. They sell off the rest of that purchase as a “buy product.” The other choice is the larger corporation completely “dissolves” the smaller company.
Petco did the latter option, when they purchased Drs. Fosters & Smith. They took what they wanted from that purchase, and discontinued Dr. F&S products that so many have bought for years. I have had to scramble to try & find alternative products for the health of my dogs because of this.
I was shocked to see Ssense here. But IMHO, if Ssense is putting out money to be part of UrStyle, then in a way, indirectly, they are making retribution to us all and making a better UrStyle platform. PV is gone. But if we all support Ssense wanting to part of UrStyle and the outcome is bigger, better than what Polyvore was, who has the last laugh? Of course, if that happens…Yahoo, Verizon, AOL, Oath Corp. may try to “buy us out….again, LOL” Hugs and Love to all!!!
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