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Showing Code to Acquiring Companies

If a company is interested in aquiring your code, what is the process for letting them evaluate it without giving them access to the IP without stealing it? What is to prevent them from not following through on the acquisition and using parts of your code?

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Re:How long before Google kills Google voice? on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @07:52PM (#5671665)
Great post. I definitely see this as a wake up call to people who think the cloud is the solution to everything. Speed for the price of control over your data....
Re:How long before Google kills Google voice? on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @07:23PM (#5671526)
As much as I would like to use it, their desktop client has never worked for me so I use Skype instead. Similar rates, much better client. But your point around revenue is definitely a good one. I wonder how much it actually generates.

Adobe doesn't care about you.

I'm sure creative cloud is great for agencies that use all the included apps and need all the latest features. However, they are completely ignoring the casual user.I still run a copy of cs4. I'll fire up Photoshop or illustrator every now and again. But not enough to justify a monthly subscription.All of a sudden everyone is chasing that recurring revenue weather you need it or not. They...

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Re:Running a company offshore on Saturday April 13, 2013 @01:59PM (#5543997)
No, not trying to avoid tax all together;definately not personal taxes. Just trying to understand the savings vs hassle.
Re:Running a company offshore on Saturday April 13, 2013 @01:30PM (#5543890)
I'm not try to avoid paying taxes. I'm simply trying to understand if its cheaper to do business elsewhere. A web site can be hosted anywhere; especially if your visitors are global. Just as people choose to incorporate in a different state, I am wondering why you wouldn't do the same on an international level.

BTW, my combined federal, state, and city tax is over 40% of my income, so please don't preach about being a respectable member of society.

Running a company offshore

Does anyone have any experience running a company offshore? Especially as strategy as a tax haven. I'd like to know the pros and cons. e.g. How did it impact taxes? How did it impact payment processing? Did it make it difficult to find providers of services (hosting for example)?What other challenges did you face?

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