Not really. Borland could have issued attractive stock based retention packages to the employees they wanted to keep, and forced Microsoft to acquire the company or go away.
This was on Borland for not adequately valuing their staff.
This was on Borland for not adequately valuing their staff.
It's only worth anything if the world-domination plans go off without a hitch.
On the other hand if the company doesn’t have good prospects, then indeed there is nothing you can do.
Having said that, there is no evidence their developers felt differently to you.