I may be missing your point here but what I'm suggesting is that if FID acquired another company, they would have the newly acquired advisors use their own (FID's) software and the combined result (after the acquisition) would be increased by the cost saved after not requiring the acquired company's software.
FID Price at posting:
$6.60 Sentiment: Hold Disclosure: Held
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