A couple things I wish these types of articles would address : 1) the nuances around how the various employees of the design firm benefit when it is bought/mer

A couple things I wish these types of articles would address : 1) the nuances around how the various employees of the design firm benefit when it is bought/merged. 2) the nuances of the people at the bigco leading the buying activity. Who are they, what are their motives and rewards? Are they former designers who know the value of design and its processes? Are they executives who have reached a level where the next career development item is "buy another company"? Just like other mergers : will be interesting to see if the pendulum swings back in a couple years to see if new design firms are created ...and the cycle starts anew