The phrase "acquisition of developers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to hiring, recruiting, or obtaining developers for a project or organization.
Example: "The acquisition of developers is crucial for the success of our new software initiative."
Alternatives: "recruitment of developers" or "hiring of developers."
The news comes amid a number of other acquisitions of developers and marketers working on Facebook and other social networks — from $300 million+ marketing deals like the acquisitions of Vitrue, Buddy Media and Wildfire — to those focusing more on applications.
Following a 1994 acquisition of Sega developers, Namco released Tekken for the System 11 and PlayStation.
Activision states that Scratch was already delayed by as early as October 2008, before they made contact with 7 Studios, and their acquisition of the developers did not impede them from completing Scratch.
The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog wrote to the attorney general on June 12th urging him "to block Google's just announced $1 billion acquisition of Waze, developers of a mobile mapping application, on antitrust grounds... Google already dominates the online mapping business with Google Maps.
Trading is still heavy in America Online aol one day after the online titan formally announced its $4.2 billion acquisition of browser developer Netscape nscp and penned a separate marketing and development contract with Sun Microsystems sunw.
Also in the Internet sector, shares in America Online aol changed hands swiftly one day after the online titan formally announced its $4.3 billion acquisition of browser developer Netscape nscp and penned a separate marketing and development contract with Sun Microsystems sunw.
In 2012, it took seven weeks for Draw Something to reach 35m downloads and spark a $180m acquisition of its developer OMGPOP.
It provides several hints at the possible future for Candy Crush ahead of a $5.9bn acquisition of its developer King by games publisher Activision Blizzard, which is expected to close in the spring and will see Candy Crush become a sister franchise to Call of Duty, Skylanders, World of Warcraft and Destiny.
The deal is Adobe's first major move to capitalize on its December 2005 acquisition of Flash developer MacroMedia.
Tilera investor and semiconductor giant Broadcom just closed the acquisition of chip developer Teknovus for $123 million.
Its recent acquisition of solar developer TerraForm Global came with about 100 staff, who will help get the GLP venture going.
