Technology Brands and Products

AltaVista, once one of the most popular search engines on the internet, was acquired by Yahoo in 2003 through its purchase of Overture Services. Overture had earlier acquired AltaVista from Compaq (which had inherited it from Digital Equipment Corporation). Yahoo shut down AltaVista in 2013. Google never owned AltaVista, and PayPal is a payment processor, not a search engine owner.

Cognos, the Canadian business intelligence software company founded in 1969, was acquired by IBM in 2008 for approximately $5 billion. This acquisition was part of IBM's strategy to strengthen its business intelligence and performance management capabilities. Cognos was indeed known as Quasar before 1982. Apple, Microsoft, and EMC were not the acquirers.

Android was originally developed by Android Inc., a small startup company founded in 2003. Google acquired Android Inc. in 2005 to enter the mobile market.

Google purchased Android Inc. in August 2005 for approximately $50 million. This acquisition was key to Google's entry into the mobile phone market.

Samsung was Chelsea's shirt sponsor during the 2005-2006 season. The South Korean electronics giant had their logo on Chelsea's blue shirts during the early years of the Roman Abramovich era.

IBM introduced the first floppy disk drive in 1971 as a revolutionary method for loading microcode into System/370 mainframes. The 8-inch floppy disk was initially developed for data transfer and storage, offering a more flexible alternative to existing magnetic tape technology. Intel, HP, and Sony were not involved in this invention.

Samsung's headquarters is in Seoul, South Korea. The company was founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul and has grown into one of the world's largest technology conglomerates. Tokyo is home to Sony, Singapore hosts various regional HQs, and Hong Kong is a financial hub but not Samsung's HQ.

Sony's headquarters is in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation). Beijing is in China, Shanghai is China's financial hub, and Singapore is a city-state but not Sony's HQ.

IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is headquartered in Armonk, New York. The company has deep roots in New York state and has maintained its corporate headquarters there since its early days in the computing industry.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) trades under the ticker symbol HPQ on the NASDAQ. After Hewlett-Packard split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2015, both companies maintained similar ticker conventions. Options HP and HWP are not the correct ticker symbols.

YouTube was acquired by Google in October 2006 for $1.65 billion. YouTube was founded in February 2005 and rapidly became the world's leading video-sharing platform. This acquisition proved to be one of Google's most successful investments.

In the SI metric prefix system, the sequence goes femto (10^-15), pico (10^-12), nano (10^-9), micro (10^-6), milli (10^-3). The '3rd generation' wording in the question is unclear and doesn't correspond to standard terminology. None of the first three options (micro, pico, milli) represent a logical 3rd generation, making 'none of these' the intended answer.

Philips uses the tagline 'Sense and Simplicity' to communicate their brand philosophy of combining advanced technology with user-friendly design. This slogan emphasizes their commitment to creating products that are both sophisticated and accessible to consumers.

General Electric (GE) uses the tagline 'We bring good things to life' to highlight their role in innovation and improving lives through technology. The slogan reflects GE's diverse portfolio from appliances to healthcare and aviation, emphasizing their positive impact.