It's very normal for a promising technology company to get bought out, even if they may not want to initially. If someone really values what you have and they can see a multiple return on their investment for years to come, then buyers will surface with a premium, especially if the anticipated growth rate is expected to be explosive for years to come. If that is to happen, POET would have to decide what is best for its shareholders or to continue on a different path on their own. 

Now, the other side of the equation is that if POET ends up owning the majority of sales in  its market sector(s), then they can strategically acquire others to accreditively add to its organic growth and consolidate its dominance across various market sectors. If they cannot do it alone, then they can also merge with interested parties to follow that path and accelerate growth even sooner.  Many tech companies have grown this way in blue ocean type of market sectors.

In the meantime with POET, it is still a process of one strong step at a time to create those opportunities moving forward.

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