April Fools? TechCrunch acquires FuckedCompany - what's next?

"Also, the current trend in blogging, led by Valleywag and others, is to 'go negative first, and ask questions later.' That tabloid-style journalism tends to generate a lot of eyeballs and, subsequently, advertiser dollars. This is something we just can't compete with. By acquiring FC, we can go more negative faster than anyone else out there, when and if we need to."

That pretty much gives it away. April Fools.

"Entrepreneurs with new ideas will always have a way to reach potential users and customers. They just won't be able to do it here any more."

Are they trying to just become a regular news outlet then? It seems like a bad move on their part to abandon the entrepreneurs and startups that made them what they are today.

Is this an April fools joke?

"While plenty of startups are launching, we aren’t seeing any actual innovation any more... there just isn’t anything left to invent."

Definitely April Fools.

I think it's April Fools. You can read the details here: http://www.zaid360.com/?p=110

The REAL kicker would be if a LBO/junk bond firm actually BOUGHT the FuckedCompany name.