Amazon.com is no stranger to the startup world. So it didn’t come as a surprise when the e-commerce giant announced on Monday that it would acquire videogame streaming company Twitch Interactive Inc. in a $970 million cash deal.
What did come as a surprise, however, was the number of other big suitors jockeying to acquire Twitch, including Internet kingpin Google. According to a May story in Variety, Google-owned YouTube was close to clinching a $1 billion deal with the company. Other reportedly interested buyers included Microsoft Corporation and Yahoo Inc.
