Keep me logged in until I sign out. Being acquired by another corporation can be a lucrative long-term growth strategy for some companies.
Product development is expensive and takes a long time.
Especially in technology markets, products have a short shelf-life. Mergers and acquisitions have become a new way to enter a market with a desirable product. Mergers also can expand a customer base when two complementary companies join. The founders of a company making an IPO often risk everything they have on the venture. They cannot count on the IPO to provide them with personal resources.