# Freelancer Acquires vWorker (prev. RentACoder)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freelancer-acquires-vworker-prev-rentacoder/643034>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 5, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freelancer-acquires-vworker-prev-rentacoder/643034 "2012-12-05T03:05:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freelancer-acquires-vworker-prev-rentacoder/643034/1 "2012-12-05T03:05:32Z")

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Didn’t check the history of [Freelancer.com](http://Freelancer.com) since this [former](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=578715) thread, but I put RentACoder in the back of my mind years ago as an avenue if I thought I had a good videogame concept.

Anyone have any insight on the buyout, either company…? And what’s up with the [video greeting](http://www.vworker.com/?blnDidRacRedirectToVworker_RequestParm=true) of the former CEO? Smug, no?

Regarding the former SDMB post, looks like Freelancer did OK in India/Pakistan, etc.

I like the comment on this page:

[http://pandodaily.com/news/freelancer-com-purchases-vworker-for-millions/](http://pandodaily.com/news/freelancer-com-purchases-vworker-for-millions/)

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freelancer-acquires-vworker-prev-rentacoder/643034/2 "2012-12-05T03:23:03Z")

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Since this is seeking opinions, let’s move it over to IMHO.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator