Comment on Rackspace Buys Server Management Platform Cloudkick (YC W09)parentComments−m0shen15yThere is also the value of Cloudkick's existing customer base.−dhimes15yAnd Cloudkick's existing engineering team, who know the problem domain as well as anybody at this very moment.−okaramian15yThere is also the 2 years of opportunity cost of building out that infrastructure, in which case the acquired company will probably be ahead technically, acquired by another competitor, and/or have acquired an even larger customer base.
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There is also the value of Cloudkick's existing customer base.
And Cloudkick's existing engineering team, who know the problem domain as well as anybody at this very moment.
There is also the 2 years of opportunity cost of building out that infrastructure, in which case the acquired company will probably be ahead technically, acquired by another competitor, and/or have acquired an even larger customer base.