That being said, its actually not that crazy of a thought. 5 years from now, I could see BM becoming the dominant market player, with enough cash on hand to pull a power play. The discreet line continues to see diminishing returns for the Autodesk, who run enough product lines that they might be willing to shed them for cash to buy the Foundry line. Adobe would have already bought C4D by then, and BM would buy smoke/flame.
Wild conjecturing, but fun to speculate nonetheless.