Thread regarding DST Systems Inc. layoffs

A hedge fund and DST have been exploring opportunities to "increase shareholder value". In 99.99% of cases, this means selling stock to another company or a management buyout via a private equity funding. Everyone knows DST has been "on the market" for a long time. Its just that the smart money would rather buy Facebook stock, or apple or Netflix and get a faster and larger return. Just as peole's labor has decreased in value, so has computer software programs written years ago. A sharp group in India could come out with a more competitive software solution that would run circles around DST, and making the stock worth less in value. Who is going to buy DST when people in India could secretly be building a replacement. So its probably a management takeover using a private equity firm tied to State Street Bank or BFDS.