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"Why split it again after merging it?"… Daum-Kakao separation: strategic shift or fight for survival?

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  1. Kakao has decided to separate the portal Daum (Daum) again, and Kakao's share price jumped right after the announcement.
  2. Daum merged with Kakao in 2014 but fell to a market share of just over 2%, and Kakao said the choice is meant to restore independent competitiveness.
  3. The market is skeptical about why they would merge and then split again, while some interpret it as a positive restructuring signal.

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"Why split it again after merging it?"… Daum-Kakao separation: strategic shift or fight for survival?

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): “기껏 합쳐놓고 왜 다시 쪼개요?”…다음-카카오 분리, 전략적 전환인가 생존 몸부림인가

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