Anon, digging dreamstime?..
Dreamstime was originally called Snap Village
Guess many won't be surprised to find out this was an original creation of Bill Gates this information is found in the Edits of Wikipedia:
SnapVillage is an online, royalty free, international microstock photography provider operating with the micropayment business model. SnapVillage is owned by Corbis Corporation - a buyer/seller of high-quality photography and film footage and related rights, based in Seattle, Washington. SnapVillage launched in July 2006 and differs from many microstock players such as istockphoto in that it is not necessary to purchase credits nor are prices varied depending on the resolution of the image. SnapVillage represents a significant evolution for Corbis since its founding by Bill Gates in 1989. Corbis was started by Gates in the belief that people would someday decorate their homes with a revolving display of digital artwork using digital frames. As part of this effort, Corbis amassed one of the most significant (and valuable) image collections in the world. Among its noted acquisitions were the 11 million piece Bettmann Archive, acquired in 1995; the Sygma collection in France (1999).
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dreamstime&oldid=221468578
July 27, 2018, Bill Gates name removed, Using only the corporate name Corbis, while at the same time reference to Dreamstime is the heading.
Dreamstime lists Serban Enache – Co-founder of Dreamstime; Starting out in one market and moving to photography; Starting from scratch; Building a vast global community; Prioritizing needs.
https://hdfmagazine.com/ep-101-serban-enache-co-founder-dreamstime/
Dreamstime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamstime
Anon thinking you might read the statement again..not sure where you are seeing Getty…
>SnapVillage represents a significant evolution for Corbis since its founding by Bill Gates in 1989. Corbis was started by Gates in the belief that people would someday decorate their homes with a revolving display of digital artwork using >digital frames. As part of this effort, Corbis amassed one of the most significant (and valuable) image collections in the world. Among its noted acquisitions were the 11 million piece Bettmann Archive, acquired in 1995; the Sygma collection in >France (1999).
Read the post again.. please..
Corbis Launches SnapVillage June 26, 2007
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/corbis-launches-snapvillage-89507/
Dreamstime has $100M dreams Dec 23, 2007,
Nashville 'microstock' photo business turned down a major buyout offer
Correction/Clarification Updated Jan 11, 2008
This story quoted the co-owner and chief operating officer of Dreamstime LLC, Jeff Prescott, as saying that his company had turned down a purchase offer from Microsoft Corp. Prescott says he misspoke during an interview and, although his company has received several buyout offers that have been declined, none involved Microsoft.
https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2007/12/24/smallb1.html
Wonder why the long wait for the Clarification? Interesting… still not adding up imo..
Since this is your statement, not up to me to prove it..you have the information if you have that much confidence in it YOU should post..