Return Path borgs Habeas

Following the press release and CEO Matt Blumberg’s blog post, journalists have had some interesting interpretations of what this means — usually starting with difficulty in figuring out what the two companies are.

Picard as Locutus

CNet: “junk-mail fighters”

Crain’s New York Business: “New York tech firm buys Silicon Valley rival”

San Jose Business Journal: “e-mail management companies”

Marketing Vox: “email reputation firm”

Adotas: “email deliverability service”

ClickZ: “prominent e-mail reputation management firms”

StrongMail: “well-established accreditation companies”

Venture Beat: “e-mail marketing company”

The Daily Camera, as a local paper, was more interested in Return Path’s upcoming move from Superior to neighboring Broomfield.

What do you think it means, dear reader?  What’s a more accurate way to describe these two companies, now joined together?  Join the discussion via the comments link below.