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Re:Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover by mtgx on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @09:47AM (#12496787)
> The newly combined company will own the agricultural space, with a seeds and chemicals integrated vertical that would impress Apple.

Is that supposed to sound like a good thing?

I can only imagine the power they will wield in future treaty negotiations against the existence of generic seeds on the market.

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Re:Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover by helthanatos on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @10:49AM (#12497428)
If there wasn't a patent on everything under the sun, making it hard for other/ new companies to get into different spaces, it would be a good thing for prices, but considering how business today works, this isn't very good...
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