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Re:IBM nearing a buyout deal for HashiCorp, source says by inetknght on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @02:36PM (#40135508)
> While I appreciate the sentiment, surely that is not the reason why we should wish acquisitions to happen or fall through?

I have another reason (whether or not that's "better" is arguable): because too big to fail is a thing and we've already seen what happens in other industries when big players buy out smaller ones.

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Re:IBM nearing a buyout deal for HashiCorp, source says by thrwaway1337 on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @02:40PM (#40135564)
I see "too big to fail" most commonly referenced when talking about the GFC of '08-'09. Nothing there happened because big players bought out smaller ones. Lehman Brothers wasn't even big, comparatively speaking
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