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Microsoft has bought Activision for nearly $70 billion
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| 1/18/2022
| Sam Loveridge , Ali Jones
Posted on 01/18/2022 7:51:30 AM PST by Houserino
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"As a company, Microsoft is committed to our journey for inclusion in every aspect of gaming, among both employees and players. We deeply value individual studio cultures. We also believe that creative success and autonomy go hand-in-hand with treating every person with dignity and respect. We hold all teams, and all leaders, to this commitment. We’re looking forward to extending our culture of proactive inclusion to the great teams across Activision Blizzard."
This is huge in the gaming world. 'inclusive" buzzaord alert.
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posted on
01/18/2022 7:51:30 AM PST
by
Houserino
To: Houserino
Lets see if it works in the long run or Microsoft screws this up. Lots of money for a gaming company.
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posted on
01/18/2022 7:54:13 AM PST
by
Captain Peter Blood
(https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1)
To: Houserino
Micro$oft has also announced a new logo for their company!
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posted on
01/18/2022 7:54:19 AM PST
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: Houserino
Wow. Look out for censorship in gaming, to control thought.
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posted on
01/18/2022 7:54:41 AM PST
by
marktwain
(Amazing people can read a persons entire personality and character from one photograph.)
To: Houserino
$70 billion for Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, King, Major League Gaming, Radical Entertainment, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob, and Treyarch.
And I’ve heard of none of them. Well, I do recall the “Activision” name 20 years ago (maybe).
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posted on
01/18/2022 7:55:05 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(81 million votes...and NOT ONE "Build Back Better" hat)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Blizzard is World of Warcraft. Way past its prime, but was one of the biggest PC games ever.
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posted on
01/18/2022 7:55:54 AM PST
by
Houserino
To: Houserino
The last computer game I played was “Myst.” Not the reboot...the very original.
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posted on
01/18/2022 7:57:44 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(81 million votes...and NOT ONE "Build Back Better" hat)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Have you heard of Call of Duty, Diablo, or World of Warcraft?
To: Houserino
“Gaming” = gambling
Lipstick on a pig.
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posted on
01/18/2022 7:59:29 AM PST
by
cgbg
(A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Riven is an absolutely fantastic sequel.
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posted on
01/18/2022 8:00:24 AM PST
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Houserino
At the end of 2020, America’s largest gas supplier, EQT, which supplies about 4+% of the total energy demand in the USA, was valued at $4 billion.
At the same time, Facebook had a valuation of $1 Trillion.
EQT has risen, and is now valued at $8 billion, and yet Microsoft is paying $70 billion for a gaming company.
Does America have its priorities mixed-up? Or is it just “economics?”
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posted on
01/18/2022 8:00:30 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: PatriotarchyQ
They also get King with this, which makes Candy Crush. Again, way past its prime but still a major deal.
Everyone’s saying this is a move to go after Zuck
To: Houserino; All
Looks like a way to force exclusive content to their xbox platform. I don’t see how this benefits competition. Of course the play lip service to support of other platforms at the buyout but we all know that’s boilerplate like the old no one will lose their jobs as a result of a merger.
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posted on
01/18/2022 8:02:29 AM PST
by
newzjunkey
(“We Did It Joe!” - The Taliban)
To: Houserino
Embrace, extend, extinguish.
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posted on
01/18/2022 8:03:56 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong [FJB])
To: Houserino
Up over $18.00 a share. I sold.
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posted on
01/18/2022 8:04:37 AM PST
by
Texan
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Activision has been around awhile - they made a lot of games for the Atari 2600.
To: Houserino
Wonder why this was moved to ‘chat’. It’s one of the biggest news stories on the net today.
To: newzjunkey
no one will lose their jobs as a result of a mergerThey fired a ton of people yesterday and had fired many more earlier, all accused of sexual misconduct. The company has been in turmoil for months.
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posted on
01/18/2022 8:08:23 AM PST
by
Texan
To: Houserino
Activision had to sell because they could not get away from several sexual harassment allegations. They were buried in controversy.
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posted on
01/18/2022 8:08:47 AM PST
by
BushCountry
(Fun Fact: Goods made in America do not get stuck on cargo ships.)
To: Captain Peter Blood
MS has done well with recent acquisitions ( LinkedIn, GitHub..) This isn’t Ballmer’s Microsoft anymore.
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posted on
01/18/2022 8:10:19 AM PST
by
libh8er
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