Hours after that $500 million Avis merger became official, the ZipCar CEO Scott Griffith announced his departure from his car-sharing helm, which could signal the beginning of the end of the beloved short-term rental service.
The aging car-rental giant announced Wednesday morning that it plans to acquire Zipcar for $500 million, but as we've seen recently with Facebook and Instagram, there's always the risk that the big old owner can ruin its disruptive little brother.
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