> Well, remember that only publicly-traded corporations can be > "bought out" by force. A privately-held corporation that doesn't > want to be bought, can't be bought.
I wasn't commenting about whether or not they wanted to be bought. It's entirely conceivable that the owners of a legit company with a good product want to cash out. Maybe they are tired of putting in 70+ hours a week, and a good offer comes along. The culprits are the buyers, who in many cases, don't have the business sense that God gave to a rock. Yeah, there's a business model - create a publicly held company, managed by the "business school's best" graduates, and well financed by IPO. Problem is, buzzwords and marketing do not a good product/service make. These people buy the company, and then change everything that made that company a success. When you are traveling in the direction of success, you don't do a 180! But that's exactly what they do. It's like the Reverse Midas Touch, where every piece of gold they touch turns into dung. I say dung, because even base metals would have some value ;-) Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Elson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Autorouter > > > Dennis Saputelli wrote: > > >what you say is true (good products ruined) > >but it is too late > > > >in other words this is the M.O. of biz today > >so wishing it were otherwise makes no difference > > > > > Well, remember that only publicly-traded corporations can be > "bought out" by force. A privately-held corporation that doesn't > want to be bought, can't be bought. In the old days, these companies > would end up having suspicious fires. But, in the current climate > of high-quality forensic science, it is REALLY hard to get away with > this sort of crime. Konekt.com has the feel of a privately-held > outfit, but I don't know for sure. > > Jon > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
