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Because the buyer could build the technology themselves for $50K in 5 months. (Okay, $100K in 10 months, given the efficiency of large corporations.)
by kbob 16y ago
Because the buyer could build the technology themselves for $50K in 5 months. (Okay, $100K in 10 months, given the efficiency of large corporations.)
- arohner 16y agoAssuming the buyer has the programming talent and vision to create it, and the managers to allow something "crazy" to be built. That's rare in large corporations.
- gojomo 16y agoAnd assuming that a 5-month delay wouldn't cost 10s-of-millions.
- houseabsolute 16y agoAnd assuming the startup in question has not acquired a few key patents. And assuming the startup made no unique-but-necessary technical decisions that can't be replicated without relying on information obtained under NDA.