alt Hacker NewsWhat are you talking about? Match didn't buy Tinder.
IAC had owned Match.com for a while and then developed Tinder from scratch.
Match didn't buy Tinder. Tinder was always part of the same company from day one.
What are you talking about? Match didn't buy Tinder.
IAC had owned Match.com for a while and then developed Tinder from scratch.
Match didn't buy Tinder. Tinder was always part of the same company from day one.
You're right, and you're wrong.
IAC owned both Match and HatchLabs (which developed Tinder in 2012). They were later merged into one entity, and even later spun off from IAC altogether. They were "part of the same company" in that giant mega-corp super conglomerate owned both, but practically they were fully separate entities when Tinder was created. Match didn't buy Tinder, but it was merged with Tinder by parent company, just like OkCupid was acquired by IAC and merged with Match.