I also lurk on RB for it's entertainment value.

I can't think of any reason why any of the big boys would want to aquire PTSC when they can just buy a license - am I missing something?

The poster you are referring to has been posting on RB for a few years with a manic conviction. Unfortuantely, he's been wrong about his predictions about 99% of the time. That should tell us something about him.