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On 1/14/2016 3:55 PM, Rick Johnson wrote:
> But, when you have almost infinitely deep pockets, like
> Google, you don't need to create *everything* yourself, no,
> you simply wait for someone else to build it, then wait a
> little longer for them to market it successfully, and when
> it's juuuusssst starting to turn a profit, you swoop in,
> purchase it, and then you drive that "money train" at full
> speed until its wheels fall off!
>
> And if the owners refuse to sell, no problem, you offer
> their customers the same services at bargain basement
> discounts -- then they'll have no choice but to sell, or
> face bankruptcy. Yep, just another tactic of economic
> warfare.

Hmm, sounds like they're stealing plays from Micro$oft.

Emile