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> The acquisition was a deal that should have never been approved Regulators should step in when businesses/startups are being harmed by a monopoly via unfair
by jeswin 6y ago
> The acquisition was a deal that should have never been approved
Regulators should step in when businesses/startups are being harmed by a monopoly via unfair practices such as bundling. But intervening otherwise will simply deny founders and employees a decent exit. And if the economics are not sound enough it'll be harmful for customers as well - the app will get loaded with too many ads or simply shutdown.
So IMHO not a good case for regulation.
- numair 6y agoI think the 2010s model of “just build it to be acquired by the industry giant” was a mistake, and is officially dead. You can’t expect to sell to the giants anymore, because they can’t expect to be allowed to buy everything that could grow to be a threat. It’s time to come up with a new model (maybe even a return to the 1990s model of small IPOs and mini-consolidation into a crop of strong mid-tier players, rather than giants).
- mdoms 6y agoFounders and employees are not a priori entitled to "a decent exit", especially not at the expense of healthy market conditions. Or at least this should be the case, but American regulators have been asleep at the wheel for decades now.