Both Motley Fool CTO Jeremy Phillips and tech analyst Eric Bleeker have never been fans of Groupon, and Jeremy thinks it will soon be bought out for practically nothing. While the company has pushed to enter the "operating system" of local commerce, this looks like a sign of weakness from Groupon. It looks like Groupon should have accepted Google's buyout offer.

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