Re: Spaceship 1

From: Dave O'Neill (daveon_at_atomic.raz.spam.or.com)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 20:21:34 GMT

"Rand Simberg" <simberg.interglobal@org.trash> wrote in message
news:41a47b9c.286939356@news.west.earthlink.net...
> On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 20:06:54 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Dave
> O'Neill" <daveon@atomic.raz.spam.or.com> made the phosphor on my
> monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:
>
> >> >They could just buy one of the new companies when it looks like a
> >> >good idea. They have enough cash for that.
> >>
> >> Nothing wrong with that, but that's a different thing than copying it.
> >
> >But possible, good idea though.
> >
> >> And if they did so, they still wouldn't be able to absorb it into the
> >> main company without killing the goose that lays the low-cost eggs.
> >
> >And so?
>
> And so, the new business would continue. Who cares if it happens to
> be owned by Boeing? Particularly if it's jointly owned through some
> other corporate entities to insulate them from the liability?

So you're saying it wouldn't necessarily actually kill the goose that lays
the low cost eggs?

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