Business software maker SAP finalized an agreement to acquire cloud-based HR solutions provider Success Factors back in December last year.

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This means that HP must follow the difficult rather than the easy path to success, stop trying to acquire other technology companies, as previous leaderships did, and as Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) has been doing.

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That kind of success enticed the Cartoon Network to acquire television rights to the show, with a half-hour show starting in 2012.

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It is also instructive to keep in mind that all the large companies headed up by non-degree holders also invest heavily in recruiting top college graduates to acquire the talent they need to drive the future success of their organizations.

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This drive to acquire and dominate has led to the capitalist system's greatest success stories.

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