A lack of a official confirmation by both parties, There are already sources that affirm that the deal has been carried out, even offering specific information about it. And it is that the still supposed, sale of Waze is being quite an event after the months of constant rumors that have been happening. If this is confirmed, the community GPS navigator would finally become the property of Google, leaving behind other companies that would have been interested in its acquisition, as already rumored with Apple and, later, with the social network Facebook
The latest information made public comes from The Globes, a Israeli publication (country where the Waze team is located) stating that the deal would already be closed And what's more, they dare to give the specific figure for which the operation would have been carried out: 1,300 million dollars A figure that would notably exceed the amount seen in another of the most notorious acquisitions of recent times, the purchase of Instagram by Facebook for which, at first, they were $1 billion
In this way, an official announcement from tomorrow, Tuesday, by both companies would be expected. However, we must not lose sight of the fact that, for now, there has not been any kind of official statement. In fact Google and Waze refuse to confirm or deny anything, stating that will not comment on rumors or speculation Therefore, we still have to wait to find out if this fact is true, although different sources suggest that the negotiations, which have been several months in production, would be nearing completion
According to the specialized media TechCrunch, the agreement would have come about thanks to Google would allow to keep the Waze work team in Israel, without having to move it to the United States, something that has already been done withother Israeli companies acquired by Mountain View In addition, according to their sources, the application would remain independent , working on their own, with their same directors and respecting the brand Waze Issues that , along with the amount of money offered, Waze could not have refused.And, according to speculation, Apple and Facebook only offered 500 and 1,000 million dollars , respectively.
The application Waze already has a base of 50 million users from around the world committed to driving and who use this tool for their trips, reporting in real time of possible incidents on the road for other users to be alerted Something really useful but that may not contribute as much to another of the best-known tools of Google, Google Maps That is why it is thought that his purchase would turn out to be a mere strategy to prevent other competitors from taking it over and could shorten distance with Google Maps Which would have been an excellent option for Apple , thus being able to take advantage of Waze to solve many of the problems with your Apple Maps ; In addition, it could have been a great boost in terms of positioning in the mobile market for Facebook , one of his goals in recent years
