[VoiceOps] Alianza Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Metaswitch from Microsoft

Alex Balashov abalashov at evaristesys.com
Wed Dec 11 17:59:16 EST 2024


> On Dec 11, 2024, at 12:55 pm, Enzo Damato via VoiceOps <voiceops at voiceops.org> wrote:
> 
> I agree that it would have probably been much simpler for them, but that's not how big tech really operates. FANG an MS by extension are really into the cult of the acquisition, and almost never license anything (I honestly cannot think of a single major product that any of the big cloud corps license rather than building themselves.) Just look at all of the companies that google has bought, merged, then killed. It may not make sense for any of us, but it's totally in character for a big tech.

True, true. I can think of two or three reasons for doing things that way:

1) As David Russo already pointed out, it also takes Metaswitch off the table for anyone else;

2) Despite the complexities of acquisitions, it may be anatomically simpler, as a transaction, than complex licensing arrangements, and it's also a one-time special item instead of an ongoing expenditure commitment to a third party;

3) In that same vein, this format provides for the most optionality: if you're not really sure what you want to do yet or where the winds are blowing, owning the thing outright gives you the most choices, whereas licensing a technology confines you fairly narrowly to the shape of the licensing deal.

-- Alex

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