Bumble calls Match Group a 'bully', says will never sell to them, Recode reportsBumble has issued an advertisement responding to a patent lawsuit by Match Group which alleged the company violated two patents and stole trade secrets, Recode reports, citing the ad. The move comes after Match Group, which owns Bumble competitor Tinder, sought to acquire Bumble for $450M last summer but had its offer rejected, hintinh the lawsuit might be a bargaining chip. In the ad, Bumble wrote, "We swipe left on you. We swipe left on your multiple attempts to buy us, copy us, and, now, to intimidate us. We'll never be yours. No matter the price tag, we'll never compromise our values. We swipe left on your attempted scare tactics, and on these endless games. We swipe left on your assumption that a baseless lawsuit would intimidate us. Given your enduring interest in our company, we expected you to know us a bit better by now. We - a woman-founded, women-led company - aren't scared of aggressive corporate culture. That's what we call bullying, and we swipe left on bullies." Reference Link |