Buying a company isn't like buying a product off a store shelf. Valve wouldn't sell to GameStop and GameStop can't take control by buying shares because Valve i

Buying a company isn't like buying a product off a store shelf. Valve wouldn't sell to GameStop and GameStop can't take control by buying shares because Valve isn't public. I know sometimes buyouts can look easy but there's often some massive power imbalance at play. In some cases it's having enough money to make even the strongest willed person give in. In other cases it's a matter of knowing that you can't compete so you either sell or get destroyed by them a few months later anyway.