Serious question - could Valve buy a company of more than a few people? Their company structure depends on having certain types of employees who are local in bellevue. I would also speculate those employees need to be added in a steady drip and not a huge rush. Maybe you're thinking 'What if they left Occulus alone and in LA?' - well... who would manage them from Valve's end? A self organizing committee?

Valve could buy the Vatican if they wanted.

Now that's an interesting mashup.

There are probably a lot of reasons that wouldn't work (and didn't happen... I'm sure they were aware of the project).

But as a huge Valve fanboy... it sure is fun to imagine.