This is true, but many(most?) of these companies aren't in that strong of a place yet. Red Hat might have been but a side effect of the investor driven rocket

This is true, but many(most?) of these companies aren't in that strong of a place yet. Red Hat might have been but a side effect of the investor driven rocket growth model is that even if you're setup to have a strong company, you often don't have the position to make these kind of deals.