Amazon bought Woot!

Currently on Woot’s homepage which is very likely to change:

Batten down your hatches and stock up on bottled water, because we’re about to hit you with a category-5 newsicane: Woot has been acquired by Amazon! This partnership with the 800-lb. gorilla of ecommerce is huge news for us, but probably won’t change much for you. See what our CEO has to say about it, then see what our monkeys have to say about it. The monkeys are a lot funkier.

Quoting Woot’s blog: Woot : Amazon, Woot, and You: But Mostly Woot

To be uncharacteristically serious for half a nanosecond, yes, Woot has signed an agreement to be acquired by Amazon. It shouldn’t change anything much for us or you after the deal closes, we just figured you’d like to know a few details. You see, when two companies meet over drinks and some light jazz and decide they’d like to get to know each other better. You know what? Our CEO said it best in his letter to us employees…

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