O'Brien: Beware the hype around mergers - San Jose Mercury News
... when the companies hit a rough patch or their growth stalls. Inevitably, they turn to one of two strategies: They fire a lot of people, or they buy another company.
Or, in the case of really adventurous companies like Electronic Arts, they do both. (See also: Hewlett-Packard.) EA said this week it was whacking 1,500 employees and acquiring social-gaming startup Playfish in a $275 million deal.
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