already buying in 2014. I'm not convinced that we will be part of this. The thought is compelling.

Apple:

"The stragic acquisition of an extremely lean, hard technology-focused team (of one) fits with Apple’s MO. It typically buys smaller teams to work on specific products rather than buying big staffs and trying to blend them in across the company."

http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/04/snappylabs/

GOOGLE:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/4/5273474/google-acquires-bitspin-timely