"Mikitani (founder of Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten) considered but rejected the idea of acquiring a U.S. company that had developed
software for online malls."
Yes, though that description may be stretching the truth a bit; Hiroshi gave up trying to buy us at about the time we decided not to be bought, so it's not clear even to me who rejected who first.
It is true, however, that he got the idea of doing a web-based online store builder plus mall from us, and that what they launched initially was a very literal imitation of our site-- at least on the surface.
It is true, however, that he got the idea of doing a web-based online store builder plus mall from us, and that what they launched initially was a very literal imitation of our site-- at least on the surface.