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> However, it creates an incentive where the general public has an incentive to see the product fail That's not really the problem. The problem is that it lowe
by toyg 3y ago
> However, it creates an incentive where the general public has an incentive to see the product fail
That's not really the problem. The problem is that it lowers the company value: why should I, potential acquirer, shell out $$$ to get your IP, when I can just sit down and wait for it to come down the river?
- concordDance 3y agoMost of the value of a company is in the people, structure and brand. And there's no guarantee the other acquirers will cooperate. "Why should I wait for the company to collapse and open source it's stuff forcing me to compete with other acquirers when I can buy them now and get a monopoly?"
- actionablefiber 3y agoPresumably if the technology is good, there is some competitive advantage in retaining sole control over it, or licensing it out.
- abirch 3y agoThis seems to make the company more valuable toward the end of life. If you don't buy out your competitor, your customers will have an Open Source alternative.