When Google acquisitions go wrong: the disappointing story of Urchin  —  In March of 2005, Google acquired Urchin Software Corporation, a San Diego-based web analytics company.  A few short months later, Google Analytics was unveiled, which was based on “Urchin On Demand,” Urchin’s javascript-based …

Source:   Ars Technica

Author:   Ken Fisher

Link:   http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071008-when…