Another good reason to ignore this stuff is that it will be frequently used as a face-saving excuse to not spend money on something or back a company. It's a l

Another good reason to ignore this stuff is that it will be frequently used as a face-saving excuse to not spend money on something or back a company. It's a lot easier to say, "Oh, we're not going to license your software any more due to the Global Financial Crisis" or "We're not going to put money into this venture because of the tech collapse" than it is to say "We're out of money" or "Your company and ideas suck".