Comment on Three Types of AcquisitionsComments−rokhayakebe14y4) Buy a company working on something you are, shut it down, and not worry about the potential competition.−beagle314yMicrosoft did this for the Kinect: Two companies (3DVision and PrimeSense) both had RGB Depth cameras. They signed a deal with PrimeSense, and then bought 3DV and shut them down.−cperciva14yThat's really just a pre-emptive "acquire a startup which beat you in an important area".
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4) Buy a company working on something you are, shut it down, and not worry about the potential competition.
Microsoft did this for the Kinect: Two companies (3DVision and PrimeSense) both had RGB Depth cameras. They signed a deal with PrimeSense, and then bought 3DV and shut them down.
That's really just a pre-emptive "acquire a startup which beat you in an important area".