But when contemplation of the future requires one to envision a cliff off of which a significant portion of the top line is poised to fall, considerations like that are often brushed aside.
We are one of the first companies to emerge from the so-called patent cliff, and the last thing I want is to acquire a declining revenue line which would dilute our future growth profile.
If the U.S. continues to hurtle toward the fiscal cliff and shows signs of falling over, that could be a factor helping push crude oil under that triangle support line.