IT isn't the only one business which is fckd up. Another field is food and drink business.[1] There are few major corps who owns majority of more or less known food and drink brands. They see small business with perspective..lets buy it.<p>Seems like win-win situation. Corps will own competitor, founder will get money, process, know how etc.<p>As was already said in article, the main issue is that new copetitors has big entry difficulties. Disruptive innovation is almost impossible. Incremental innovation has almost no value or no minimal chance for suceess in terms of copetition with big corps. No matter who is front of you...big corp or SME owned by big corp.<p>One possible solution is startup culture. Business with VC. Create, fund, develope, sell, let it be acquried, forget. But it is circle. One group will own everythibg and you have no choice. Copetitive environment is damaged and destroyed.<p>In my and some neighbor countries is similar practice applied with healthcare and insurance companies. One big company own healthcares centers, hospitals, pharmacies, insurance company. No matter where you go. You will pay to one company. And if you are in pain ... you are helpless and you will pay because you have no choice.<p>[1]<a href="http://blogs-images.forbes.com/bethhoffman/files/2013/02/WhoOwnsBrandsMed.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://blogs-images.forbes.com/bethhoffman/files/2013/02/Who...</a>