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In business, there will always be people on the lower rung who are not privy to decisions like this one. I know I worked at a company and found out that we were sold to another company via a news report instead of any clue or decisions from upper management. This is not uncommon and happens a lot. The lower rung will get their instructions and directions once the partnership is defined. At the end of the day, it really is just business and you learn that your competitors can also be your closes vendors