In high-tech industries, learning from partners becomes extremely important. In the fast changing computer industry, for instance, no firm can dominate the market through their own products alone. It is a business community where multiple firms collaborate and multiple alliances co-evolve. In such an environment, collaboration is a necessity and slow learners will not survive. It is a known fact that firms in Silicon Valley often sue each other for stealing technologies. Yet that does not change the fact that they are still cooperating at the same time when they are suing. The firm that can learn from its rival partners more quickly will likely gain competitive advantage