On 9 August 2011 20:06, Josh Berry <tae...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2011/8/9 Cédric Beust ♔ <ced...@beust.com>: > > the existence of patent portfolios is a > > strong driver in big companies acquiring little ones, which I see as good > > for the industry and innovation in general). > > Do you have anything to back this? It always seemed to me that > trademarks/marketshare and talent were the largest drivers of > acquisitions. At least the successful ones. > > More to the point, what proof is there that acquisition in general is good for the industry and innovation?
I would have thought that having more, and smaller, companies is going to do better in terms of job creation, range of products on the market, quality of customer service, distribution of capital back into the economy, etc... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
