While I appreciate the business analysis, it is somewhat simplistic, and I
suspect motivated by partisan politics. In fact, there has been a movement
among Wall Street players to focus on niche markets, in this instance, the
low vision market, to buy up the more significant companies involved. It is
not so much a move to stifle competition as it is to be the leader in a
particular technology. Current projections indicate a significant growth in
the incidence of low vision over the next two decades. The companies
involved in these purchases while meaningful to us with no vision, are being
snapped up because of their low vision technologies. Over the last decade,
there have been other examples of The strategy to buy up/corner, disability
related technologies. So nothing new here, nor is it based on current
economic conditions.
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I doubt that anti-trust can be raised in something like this.
For one thing, there is no barrier to entry in this industry. Anyone who
wishes to compete, and has the capital and is willing to risk it, can join
the adaptive equipment industry. For another, the reason for the
consolidation is survival; I doubt that in today's poor economy, any
competitor is making money and survival is the essence of the game.
One needs to ask the question of whether even this consolidation will
allow one company to remain afloat.
I hope so, but wouldn't count on it unless we see a new economy of growth
rather than contraction.
Competition can only occur if entrepreneurs feel confident that their
efforts and outlays can be rewarded; and that requires a government and
economic environment that favors not restricts business.
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