Big companies buy startups for several reasons; 1. to get a headstart over the competitors. it take quite a lot of talents, cost, etc to kick start a new innov

Big companies buy startups for several reasons; 1. to get a headstart over the competitors. it take quite a lot of talents, cost, etc to kick start a new innovation and technology. by acquiring a startup, it shorten the process a lot. 2. to create a monopoly. if the startup is a niche biz or something revolutionary, by acquiring the startup, they just create a monopoly, what's left is just to milk it.. $$$. Being a big company, what do you think they really care more? innovation or p/l?