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Where Have All the IP Vendors Gone? Part 3: Market Consolidation-May 30, 2013 |
We have answered the first two questions on Market Growth and Market Maturation. The third question relates to Market Consolidation and its impact on the long term health of the 3rd Party IP market.
Does the fact that we have recently seen several ‘large’ IP companies acquired by other ‘larger’ IP companies mean the long anticipated consolidation in the industry has gotten underway.
In order to answer this question it might be a good idea to consider what conditions contribute to, or force, a market consolidation in the first place: