IT co's dilemma: Build vs Buy?

M&A space is going to heat up in the coming months where negative cash flows are bound to have an impact for smaller companies operating in niche segments. This will result in companies with better cash flows to buy smaller firms to add or append to their key expertise areas. Buy and Build hybrid models gives companies the start off which is otherwise time consuming on the Build model

Though build from the start looks good option, but Buying which already which is established when it comes to IT consulting will do more good than building grounds up, as one can concentrate on other things, and leave it to the experts who have handled the work for many years and this also gives one an option of being diverse and cater many things than a single thing and that too one is taking so much time to do that. so Buying is the best option.

well, I am not not the industry person. i do observe the industry closely, and what i have noticed that buying something which is already established provides quicker returns. is therefore better than establishing the entire set-up yourself. not only the Sun-oracle, Mahindra-satyam, but also the polaris-lasersoft, telenor-unitech wireless, HP-eds.

I wonder if i can use the example of a buying a fully-furnished house or a plot and then build up your own house on it.