If a company spins out its critical R&D functions and gives the new company its intellectual property, then yes, it will want the "product" :) . What I'm talki

If a company spins out its critical R&D functions and gives the new company its intellectual property, then yes, it will want the "product" :) . What I'm talking about is creating a new company that begins with the express purpose of doing exactly what the internal R&D department was doing before, with a long-term contract from the parent to do exactly that. The parent becomes its first built-in, guaranteed, life-long customer. You're talking about buying companies that already have IP, which is a different thing.