If Rara Can’t Find a Buyer the Service Will Shut Down

Less than a month ago Omniphone announced that Rara was for sale. Omniphone’s CEO Jeff Hughes said:

“We’re trying to sell Rara, to be perfectly honest. We’re a B2B company, so we don’t want to run it: it’s not our thing. We’ve nurtured it along and kept it going, and hopefully we’ll find a buyer. If we don’t, we won’t keep it going forever, but it’s a good service and I’d like to see it in the hands of somebody who can market and grow it. That’s not us.”

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Hughes says Rara is currently breaking even. It’s not making Omniphone any money, and if this carries on it could end up costing them. Hughes says they would need to find a buyer within 6 to 12 months.

Rara is not taking any new subscribers.

Nina Ulloa covers breaking news, tech, and more: @nine_u

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Source: Industry News