YOur point is valid but let's just take a look at the subject of the article..."Top 10 companies to watch". It didn't say, "Top 10 companies you should buy from"... it just said watch. FOr example, Bladelogic has been doing well and they are about to go public... are they as good as their competition?? Maybe, maybe not... they just have a lot of exposure being that they have 'some' money invested by VCs and they have been closing deals... that's all. Let's not make the article about more than it is...