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A friend's startup is doing well in this space: http://showclix.com/

History tells us that if they get big enough, Ticketmaster will make them an offer they can't refuse.

And if their balls are big enough, they'll refuse and proceed to take down Ticketmaster.

Here's hoping they have big balls.

Here's hoping that their investors do too.

What do you mean, "big enough?" There hasn't yet been a company who has been able to resist the buyout, much less wage an insurgency.