Shawn Fanning's company sold for $15 million, not $30 million

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Shawn Fanning’s company sold for $15 million, not $30 million

Napster founder Shawn Fanning never got a payday for his greatest creation. His latest, videogame social network Rupture, sold earlier this year — but for less than rumored. The actual price Electronic Arts paid, an SEC filing reveals, was $15 million, not $30 million. [Silicon Alley Insider]

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