Bill Nguyen articles

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  How Steve Jobs bought Bill Nguyen's Lala for $80 million

  By Andrew Webster on January 19, 2013 11:09 pm + 71 comments

  When the late Steve Jobs acquired a new company, he didn't mess around. That's according to Aubrey Continue reading…

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  Color Labs sale to Apple confirmed in lawsuit alleging armed threats (update: app closing down)

  By T.C. Sottek on November 19, 2012 04:42 pm + 58 comments

  In a dramatic twist to the story of Color Labs, ex-employee and founder Adam Witherspoon has sued Continue reading…

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  Why Apple acquiring Color makes sense in Silicon Valley: the strange logic of the acqui-hire

  By Ben Popper on October 18, 2012 04:45 pm + 69 comments

  Color, a photo sharing app that launched in August of 2010, has the unpleasant distinction of having Continue reading…

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  Apple rumored to acquire Color in 'done deal'

  By Sam Byford on October 17, 2012 11:18 pm + 139 comments

  As if the confusion over Color's future wasn't already enough, we're now hearing a rumor that could Continue reading…

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  $41 million can't buy success as Color app finally gives up (update: Color denies shutdown)

  By Ellis Hamburger on October 17, 2012 11:23 am + 90 comments

  Color Labs, the Palo Alto-based company that received $41 million in venture capital last year to Continue reading…

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  With a simple skydive, Google succeeded where Color failed

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 28, 2012 03:10 pm + 116 comments

  Remember live video broadcasting app Color? If you ever signed up for Color, you've likely found Continue reading…

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  Color's Bill Nguyen: 'We're headed toward the singularity, right? Brains in a jar. Teleportation.'

  By Ellis Hamburger on May 22, 2012 11:00 am + 35 comments

  Bill Nguyen is the mad scientist behind Lala, which Apple bought in 2009, and most recently Color, a Continue reading…