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[feotakahari]

Not long ago, the big discourse was about companies that want you to become a lifetime consumer. Now the big discourse is about companies that want to squeeze out every cent immediately, then discard the husk and squeeze something else. These are separate strategies, but the latter kind of company keeps buying out the former type of company. Does the potential for buyout affect the strategy of the former type of company, and in what direction?