On Aug 9, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Josh Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > 2011/8/9 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]>: > > the existence of patent portfolios is a > > strong driver in big companies acquiring little ones, which I see as good > > for the industry and innovation in general). > > Do you have anything to back this? It always seemed to me that > trademarks/marketshare and talent were the largest drivers of > acquisitions. At least the successful ones. > > To be fair, I don't. You're most likely right that products and talent are > probably the stronger drivers of acquisitions, but I do think that patents > filed by the small company can have an impact on both the decision to buy a > small company but also its valuation. Again, just something to factor in the > discussion.
Sorry to disagree again. History says, patents don't make a company more valuable. And market share is a much more important factor. Regards, Kirk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
