Google bought (among others) DoubleClick, which was a direct competitor and serv...

		mburns on Oct 13, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Akamai close to being acquired by Google Google bought (among others) DoubleClick, which was a direct competitor and served google's competitors. Or the ITA acquisition. Akamai has a large patent portfolio for streaming and content delivery and a long list of top-tier customers.