As cloud matures, could the hyperscale cloud providers start looking to acquire SaaS providers to build out a bundled application portfolio? Or are the demands of AI investment too much to pursue that strategy?
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COULD THE CLOUD HYPERSCALERS START LOOKING TO ACQUIRE SAAS COMPANIES?
- Do the hyperscalers start acting like Private Equity to acquire SaaS revenue streams?
- Do the hyperscalers start moving from primitive providers to bundlers?
- Do the hyperscalers have to make a choice between AI/CAPEX investment and SaaS investment?
- Do the hyperscalers figure out a way to spin-off the AI/CAPEX portions of their business for a period of time?
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