>it's a ridiculously expensive thing to do (even for a FAANG) If you can raise (or borrow at 0% interest) Billions of dollars, it makes sense, and is a dirt ch

>it's a ridiculously expensive thing to do (even for a FAANG) If you can raise (or borrow at 0% interest) Billions of dollars, it makes sense, and is a dirt cheap thing to do. It keeps all the people you've hired from becoming your competitors, and you might even profit from their work in the mean while.