" i.e. if NOT does not take over FWR then NOT might compete with FWR in the chromium market just out of spite)."

... or time could pass and conditions change, markets change.... and both companies would see the merit under new circumstances of negotiating an agreement to their mutual interest. Forget the egos, it's about making money in the end. That's what they will all try to do. Too many variables again to anticipate what will happen. We'll know when we know. Fun in the interim.