NYCPHP Meetup

[Cliff Hirsch]

And VCs require a "liquidity event," whether profitable or not, to
return capital to their partners.

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On Behalf Of Kenneth Downs
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:45 PM
To: NYPHP Talk
Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] oracle to buy zend ???


Joseph Crawford wrote:

> why does anyone have to buy out zend, isnt the company doing well
> enough on it's own 2 feet?
>
To make both parties wealthier, that is always why it is done.  The 
owners of Zend cash out, and Oracle gets to steer the product where they

will.

But of course right now it is only rumor.