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Old 26 May 2012, 10:33 PM   #33
Shelded
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Usually the big fish spits out what it can't make use of.

If Fastmail doesn't fit the needs of Fakebook they'll sell it, unless the value in a competitor's hands is a strategic problem. So in my dream, we would end up with all the "new interface" discussion being ported over to FB-Opera, and the current interface being sold as a standalone.

But I have also seen the big company (Intuit) buy my preferred product (Parsons Tax Edge) and file it away permanently as a defense against others using it. They could simply shut down FM. In that case, perhaps when the non-compete agreement expires, you would see the Rob & Bron come out with FM#2.
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