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Hello Matt - 

->>>> Sony BMG would have a combined global market share of 25.2 

CA>> #1 - We don't know how SONY manages to arrange these
CA>> mergers. 

MM> Agreed! The Sony - BMG deal suprises me a bit though, as I
MM> actually thought BMG had more bucks than Sony did (in the
MM> music part of it). Most likely mutual though, as I suspect
MM> both Sony and BMG thought they had markets for some artists
MM> and labels under contract to the other company. 

Japanese use Kieretsu (sp?) and often no one exec in the
company knows how deep the well really is. Not unlike GM where
no one exec knows every company that GM owns/controls. 

CA>> #2 - Many companies _offer_ themselves as buyouts to
CA>> Microsoft 

MM> I know of one former New Orleans game programming company
MM> that was formed for the SOLE purpose of attracting
MM> Microsoft's attention and subesquently hoping to get
MM> 'bought out'. It worked, and they did, all employees,
MM> assets, liabilities, etc. moved to Redmond, lock, stock and
MM> barrel. 16 years they've been there and are MUCH better off
MM> than sitting down here writing games! :-) 

I've read articles advising small start up companies to
position themselves to be bought out by larger companies as a
business strategy. Obviously it has worked for many including
McAfee, Peter Norton, and others. :-) 

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