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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/10/google-skybox-idUSL2N0OR1LW20140610
Google to buy satellite company Skybox Imaging for $500 million
(Reuters) - Google Inc said on Tuesday that it is acquiring satellite company
Skybox Imaging for $500 million in cash.
Google, the world's No.1 Internet search company, said that Skybox's
satellites will provide images for Google's online mapping service. Google
said that Skybox's technology could also eventually be used to provide
Internet access and help with disaster relief.
Google said the deal's closing is subject to regulatory approvals in the
United States. (Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic, editing by Peter Henderson)
看来 Google 不满足于买图资，现在打算延伸出去直接自己作图资了。
噢还有，买下 Skybox 的 5 亿美金是现金。
总结来看，目前 Google 已经有高空热气球计画 Project Loon、
最近又买了做太阳能飞机的 Titan Aerospace，策略布局相当明显。