I don't need data to back up a commonly held observation - people are influenced by those who they have to answer to. Are you really disputing that? As for the

I don't need data to back up a commonly held observation - people are influenced by those who they have to answer to. Are you really disputing that? As for the idea that they can and will act as they want - that's obviously not true. For example, what if they decided to sue the other Android licensees as they threatened to do before the acquisition? Do you think the person who decided to do that would have a great future once the acquisition was completed?