Comment Re:Mind boggling (Score 3, Insightful) 167
Wellllll... kind of. When you're publicly traded, it's all about risk and paring down excesses. Shareholders don't want you to take risks. They want you play it safe so their share values don't go down. They want to see that you've cut operating expenses by X in every report. This limits your ability to try new things or market to those niches.
When you're private, you can take as big of a risk as your cash reserves permit.