The Partnering for Success Feature in Chapter 12 Starts by Talking

The Partnering for Success feature in Chapter 12 starts by talking about Gary Schwartzberg, who, along with a partner, developed a new type of bagel dubbed the "Begeler," which was eventually licensed to Kraft. According to the feature, entrepreneurs and inventors like Gary Schwartzberg are finding that large consumer products companies are ________.

A) ambivalent about what they have to offer
B) increasingly interested in what they have to offer for new products, but are ambivalent about services
C) increasingly interested in what they have to offer
D) increasingly interested in what they have to offer for new services, but are ambivalent about products
E) increasingly disinterested in what they have to offer