"Big companies swallow little ones every day."

This is the opening sentence of an Economist article featuring Nick d'Aloisio, who's start-up, Summly, got bought out by Yahoo. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? The swallowing part, I mean? I wonder if Master d'Aloisio will have to come into the office, or if Yahoo will cut him some slack; at least until he turns 18?