@webmink That assumes there was only one suitor. It's conceivable that they used it to increase their valuation with another suitor in a bidding war. Looking at the valuation I'd be surprised if this were a single-party negotiation.
If IBM reverses course and moves the acquired products back to an open source license, I'd expect that the license change was used as leverage in negotiations, either with another suitor, or as the "stick" part of "carrot and stick".
If IBM keep it fauxpen source substantially post-acquisition, I will doubt my current construction.
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