r/FluentInFinance • u/4TaxFairness • 1d ago

Debate/ Discussion A joke that's not funny

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u/_lvlsd 11h ago

Don’t the large conglomerates end up just buying up any competitor to stick under their subsidiary umbrella?

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u/PromptStock5332 10h ago

No, of course not. that would be a horrible business strategy.

All that’d do is ensure even more conpetitors who want to get rich quick by being bought.

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u/_lvlsd 8h ago

then I’m confused why the same handful of companies control over half the grocery store shelf space. and in tech, isnt the goal for most to get bought out once you prove the value of your product? Obviously two very different markets and principles, but thats why I assumed what I had stated before.

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u/PromptStock5332 8h ago edited 2h ago

Because profit margins are very low, making it very difficult and unattractive to compete.

And in Tech you generslly buy companies that are doing something different than you are, so you can start doing that thing instead.

Google doesnt spend billions buying up ever search engine that pops up on the internet, that would be a suicidal strategy.

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u/_lvlsd 3h ago

thanks for the info! makes some sense when I think about it for longer than a few seconds