The 12 Most Expensive Acquisitions Made by Google

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10. Skybox Imaging

Price – $500 million

Next up is Skybox Imaging, a company that Google bought for $500 million in June 2014. The company was created in 2009 and it wanted to offer the world high-definition satellite imagery. Its satellites can capture clips at 30 frames per second, something that the company says can aid in better analyzing data from around the globe.

With its help, Google can greatly improve the images you find on Google Maps. Having such great data can also be useful for the company’s Project Loon, a moonshot that wants to bring wireless internet to remote locations around the world via balloons flying in the higher layers of the atmosphere.

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