11–20 of 23 posts
Perhaps one company buying another shouldn't be allowed, no matter how big or small. It shrinks the competitive landscape and is ultimately bad for the customers
Not being incentivized to start companies due to less likelihood of payout also shrinks the competitive landscape.
Perhaps one company buying another shouldn't be allowed, no matter how big or small. It shrinks the competitive landscape and is ultimately bad for the customers
I think thats too draconian. It make sense to say, restrict acquiring a company if it has an effect on the competitive landscape, but not necessarily restrict buying companies totally. Lets say I have a company and want to develop some capacity - I could start from scratch, or I could buy a company that already does it well. If everyone starts from scratch that would be a whole lot of society's resources spent doing…
Perhaps one company buying another shouldn't be allowed, no matter how big or small. It shrinks the competitive landscape and is ultimately bad for the customers
The first sentence, I agree with the general sentiment, but it's just not realistic. It would have to apply to everything; from small business owners all the way up to corporations. Buying and selling companies is why free-market capitalism has continued to deliver results. Nothing needs to be changed about that.
The problem we have is a government antitrust regulation problem. We would not be here if antitrust law were implemented diligently these past few decades. Adobe would be incentivized to compete fair and square.
Well, no shit. The point is that adobe is so incompetent that they couldn't build their own product in their own industry. So wildly incompetent that they went and overpaid by quite a lot to make sure the deal went through.
Instead, they choose to be slumlords.
Perhaps one company buying another shouldn't be allowed, no matter how big or small. It shrinks the competitive landscape and is ultimately bad for the customers
The second sentence is why antitrust law exists. The tools and mechanisms are still right there in front of us. We just haven't used them properly very much since the 80's. The first sentence, I agree with the general sentiment, but it's just not realistic. It would have to apply to everything; from small business owners all the way up to corporations. Buying and selling companies is why free-market capitalism has co…
Perhaps one company buying another shouldn't be allowed, no matter how big or small. It shrinks the competitive landscape and is ultimately bad for the customers
For example, how do you stop a company from buying publicly traded shares, which is basically buying a company.
And if you do stop companies from buying publicly traded shares, the entire stock market collapses. Individual buyers buying shares from their personal accounts form a vanishingly small percentage of stock trades. I suspect even a lot of the individual purchases are done through corporate entities for tax, liability, and bankruptcy protection reasons.
Well, no shit. The point is that adobe is so incompetent that they couldn't build their own product in their own industry. So wildly incompetent that they went and overpaid by quite a lot to make sure the deal went through.
Yep, I keep saying this. Adobe is a tragedy because what they could be, given their market position. Instead, they choose to be slumlords.
Well, no shit. The point is that adobe is so incompetent that they couldn't build their own product in their own industry. So wildly incompetent that they went and overpaid by quite a lot to make sure the deal went through.
Adobe, Oracle are just the best examples
Perhaps one company buying another shouldn't be allowed, no matter how big or small. It shrinks the competitive landscape and is ultimately bad for the customers
I don’t see how that’s enforceable. For example, how do you stop a company from buying publicly traded shares, which is basically buying a company. And if you do stop companies from buying publicly traded shares, the entire stock market collapses. Individual buyers buying shares from their personal accounts form a vanishingly small percentage of stock trades. I suspect even a lot of the individual purchases are done…
What do you mean, how do you stop? All this is regulated. Just make it a regulation can a company can't buy shares. I'm not saying it's a good idea, but the notion that it couldn't be done is nonsense.