Re:Why Microsoft Wants Discord
by maffydub on Friday March 26, 2021 @12:35PM
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What's in it for the smaller software companies in "refusing" to get bought up?
Obviously, they have the opportunity to get even bigger and either IPO or get purchased for a higher price... but they also have a risk of losing market share (and value) to competitors... or being acquired by a larger company might give them the funding, marketing power, business alignment, etc. to accelerate their growth.
(Not talking specifically about Discord - I know almost nothing about their service.)
Obviously, they have the opportunity to get even bigger and either IPO or get purchased for a higher price... but they also have a risk of losing market share (and value) to competitors... or being acquired by a larger company might give them the funding, marketing power, business alignment, etc. to accelerate their growth.
(Not talking specifically about Discord - I know almost nothing about their service.)