When Microsoft bought task management ap

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问题 When Microsoft bought task management app Wunderlist and mobile calendar Sunrise in 2015, it picked up two newcomers that were attracting considerable buzz in Silicon Valley. Microsoft's own Office dominates the market for "productivity" software, but the start-ups represented a new wave of technology designed from the ground up for the smartphone world. Both apps, however, were later scrapped after Microsoft said it had used their best features in its own products. Their teams of engineers stayed on, making them two of the many "acqui-hires" thatthe biggest companies have used to feed their insatiable hunger for tech talent. To Microsoft's critics, the fates of Wunderlist and Sunrise are examples of a remorseless drive by Big Tech to chew up any innovative companies that lie in their path. "They bought the seedlings and closed them down, " complained Paul Arnold, a partner at San Francisco-based Switch Ventures, putting an end to businesses that might one day turn into competitors. Microsoft declined to comment. Like other start-up investors, Mr. Arnold's own business often depends on selling start-ups to larger tech companies, though he admits to mixed feelings about the result: "I think these things are good for me, if I put my selfish hat on. But are they good for the American economy? I don't know. " The US Federal Trade Commission says it wants to find the answer to that question. This week,it asked the five most valuable US tech companies for information about their many small acquisitions over the past decade. Although only a research project at this stage, the request has raised the prospect of regulators wading into early-stage tech markets that until now have been beyond their reach. Given their combined market value of more than $ 5.5bn, tiffing through such small deals--many of them much less prominent than Wunderlist and Sunrise--might seem beside the point.Between them, the five companies ( Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook) have spent an average of only $ 3.4bn a year on sub- $1 bn acquisitions over the past five years--a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves, and the more than $130bn of venture capital that was invested in the US last year. However, critics say that the big companies use such deals to buy their most threatening potential competitors before their businesses have a chance to gain momentum, in some cases as part of a "buy and kill" tactic to simply close them down. What is true about Wunderlist and Sunrise after their acquisitions?A.Their market values declined.B.Their tech features improved.C.Their engineers were retained.D.Their products were re-priced.

选项 A.Their market values declined.
B.Their tech features improved.
C.Their engineers were retained.
D.Their products were re-priced.

答案 C

解析根据题干关键词Wuderlist and Sunrise after their acquisitions定位到原文第二段“Both apps，however，were later scrapped after Microsoft said it had used their best features in itsown products．Their teams of engineers stayed on，making them two of the many“acqui-hires”thatthe biggest companies have used to feed their insatiable hunger for tech talent”，这两款应用程序后来都被取消了，因为微软表示在自己的产品中使用了它们最好的功能。他们的工程师团队留下来，使他们成为大型公司用来满足他们对科技人才永不满足的渴望中的众多“聘用人员”中的两个。A项“市场价值下降了”、B项“技术特点改善了”、D项“产品重新定价”在原文中均未提及，故均排除。

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When Microsoft bought task management ap

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