> Steve was easily the most-respected leader in the travel industry...
When you read "easily the most-respected", it triggers some doubt.
> They didn't build Concur to sell it, they built it to conquer, which they had basically done when SAP bought them.
You meant they were conquered when they were bought by SAP, right?
Concur became a behemoth in corporate travel, and companies that competed against them or didn't want to work with them eventually had to.[1]
It sounds like you don't know a lot about the corporate travel industry which is fine. I'm sure a lot of people would love to get "conquered" for $8B some day.
[1] http://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/I...
Note 2: This kind of comment from a moderator feels a bit out of place, given this. At least without a disclaimer explaining the relationship between the topic and the moderator's employer.
It would insult readers' knowledge and intelligence to put nitpicky disclaimers on everything, especially when the affiliations are all public. Presumably you knew these things without special access; why assume less of others?
HN is a spirit-of-the-law, not letter-of-the-law place. The principle at issue is that fellow users deserve to be read charitably. I don't see how that needs any disclaiming.