Editing On2 Technologies (section)

=== Acquisition by Google ===
On 5 August 2009, [[Google]] offered to acquire On2 Technologies for $106.5 million in Google stock.<ref>{{cite web|last=Whitneu|first=Lance|title=On2 answers questions on Google merger|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10410341-92.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025073413/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10410341-92.html| archive-date=2012-10-25|publisher=CNET|access-date=30 January 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wauters|first=Robin|title=Google Acquires Video Compression Technology Company On2 For $106 Million|date=5 August 2009 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/05/google-acquires-video-compression-technology-company-on2-for-106-million/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/05/google-acquires-video-compression-technology-company-on2-for-106-million/| archive-date=2021-09-28|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=30 January 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Google to Acquire On2 Technologies|url=http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/ir_20090805.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/ir_20090805.html| archive-date=2021-09-28|access-date=30 January 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 7 January 2010, Google increased its offer to $133.9 million,<ref>{{cite web|last=Shankland|first=Stephen|title=Google sweetens On2 acquisition offer|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10428278-264.html?tag=mncol;txt#comments|publisher=CNET|access-date=30 January 2012}}</ref> and on February 17, 2010, the stockholders of On2 Technologies voted to accept the offer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kafka|first=Peter|title=Sold! On2 Shareholders Agree to Get Googled, Finally.|url=http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100217/sold-on2-shareholders-agree-to-get-googled-finally/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100217/sold-on2-shareholders-agree-to-get-googled-finally/| archive-date=2021-09-28|publisher=All Things Digital|date=2010-02-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=On2 shareholders vote today on Google deal|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2010/02/15/daily14.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2010/02/15/daily14.html| archive-date=2021-09-28|publisher=The Business Review|date=2010-02-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/on2-stockholders-approve-merger-with-google-84633777.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/on2-stockholders-approve-merger-with-google-84633777.html| archive-date=2021-09-28 |title=On2 Stockholders Approve Merger with Google |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |quote=On2 stockholders holding in excess of a majority of the outstanding shares of On2 Common Stock voted in favor of the merger proposal. |date=2010-02-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 19 February 2010, the transaction was completed, valued at approximately $124.6 million.<ref name="acquisitionPR">{{cite web |url=http://investor.google.com/releases/2010/0219.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422233257/http://investor.google.com/releases/2010/0219.html| archive-date=2010-04-22 |title=Google Closes On2 Technologies Acquisition |work=Google investor relations|quote=Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of On2 Technologies, Inc. |date=2010-02-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fulton|first=Scott|title=What does Google gain from having purchased On2?|date=22 February 2010 |url=http://betanews.com/2010/02/22/what-does-google-gain-from-having-purchased-on2/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://betanews.com/2010/02/22/what-does-google-gain-from-having-purchased-on2/| archive-date=2021-09-28|publisher=BetaNews|access-date=29 January 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{clarify|Why 125M rather than 134M?|date=January 2012}}

After this purchase, the following message was posted on the on2.com website: "The On2 products Flix Pro, Flix Standard, Flix Exporter, Flix PowerPlayers, Flix Live, Flix DirectShow SDK, Flix Publisher and Flix Engine are no longer for sale."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.on2.com/ |title=On2 Technologies - Making Video Possible, from Handhelds to HD |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306152401/http://www.on2.com/ |archive-date=2009-03-06 |access-date=7 July 2012 }}</ref>