| 词条 | EShop Inc. |
| 释义 |
| name = eShop Inc. | fate = Acquired by Microsoft in June 1996 | successor = | foundation = {{start date|1991}} | location = San Mateo, California | industry = Internet, software, electronic commerce | founder = Arnold Blinn, Matt Kursh, Pierre Omidyar, Will Poole, Greg Stein }} eShop Inc.[1] (formerly known as Ink Development Corporation)[1] was an American computer software company founded on May 10, 1991.[1][2] It was originally founded in San Mateo, California in 1991 to develop products for Go Corporation's PenPoint operating system. In later years, it developed software for the Windows for Pen Computing and Magic Cap platforms.{{when|date=December 2018}}{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} In 1993, it was renamed to eShop Inc. and developed electronic commerce software, focusing primarily on the "business-to-consumer" marketplace.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} eShop Inc. launched eShop Plaza in November 7, 1995, which included stores from online merchants.[1][3][4] eShop was acquired by Microsoft on June 11, 1996 for less than $50 million and eShop's technologies were integrated into Microsoft Merchant Server.[5][6][7] Pierre Omidyar, one of the founders of eShop, earned over $1 million from the deal and later founded eBay.[1] References1. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Pierre Omidyar: The Founder of Ebay|last=Viegas|first=Jannifer|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1686352|title=ESHOP INC. :: OpenCorporates|website=opencorporates.com|access-date=2018-12-04}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961018214010/http://www.eshop.com:80/corp/press_new.html#eplaza|title=eShop - In the News|date=1996-10-18|access-date=2018-09-13}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/news/tower-spiegel-join-eshop-web-mall/17188/|title=Tower, Spiegal join eShop Web Mall|date=1995-11-08|access-date=2018-12-09}} 5. ^1 2 3 [https://news.microsoft.com/1996/06/11/microsoft-acquires-eshop-inc/ Microsoft Acquires eShop] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104061300/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1996/jun96/eshoppr.mspx|date=2009-01-04}} (press release) 6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/ms-adds-eshop-to-its-buying-spree/|title=MS adds eShop to its buying spree|date=1996-06-11|work=CNET|access-date=2018-06-24|language=en}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803105753/http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Microsoft_Corp_acquires_eShop_Inc-558953020|title=Microsoft Corp acquires eShop Inc (1996/06/11) - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com|date=2009-08-03|access-date=2018-09-13}} External links
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