What’s a company that objectively improved after it got “bought out?”

Everyone knows the tale of Brand X getting bought out by some faceless global conglomerate and going to shit, but does the opposite ever happen?

realharo , 9 months ago

Oculus. No way they would have otherwise had the money to make cheap standalone VR headsets like the Quest.

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elshandra , 9 months ago

No way would they have forced you to sign up to/in to meta either though.

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