"We had no reason to sell the company," he tells Scoble. "We could have continued for quite a number of years."

Buchheit reiterates that no long-term plans have been finalized. He does, however, imply that FriendFeed's current incarnation may not vanish entirely.

"We're completely committed to supporting the users of FriendFeed. We obviously don't want to leave them stranded," he states. "In the long term, we'll have to figure out some plan that makes sense."

Scoble himself a "huge win for both companies." His own FriendFeed page is already peppered with more than discussing the acquisition.

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