Microsoft launches full-court press to save $69B Activision deal

Microsoft execs are making an all-out push this week to convince US regulators to support its proposed $69 billion bid for game maker Activision Blizzard, even getting a boost from a labor union that claims the deal would be good for workers. In short order, Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote an op ed in The Wall Street …

[Zippy´s Sausage Factory]

No merger ever gave any customer more options.

99% of mergers result in staff layoffs, higher prices and less choices for us mere mortals - and, of course, higher profits*. Because if it didn't raise profits, they wouldn't do it. End of story.

Nuclear ranty icon because yes, I do know this is a side effect of robber baron capitalism, and while such is the yoke under which we currently toil, that doesn't mean I have to be happy about it.

* the other 1% don't manage all four...

[BGatez]

Everything Microsoft touches dies

Title says it all, MS, the app killer, not the killer app

[Dinanziame]

Re: Everything Microsoft touches dies

Minecraft is still successful though, eight years later!

[TonyJ]

Re: Everything Microsoft touches dies

Halo is also a pretty successful franchise as well.

[trindflo]

They wouldn't be putting this much energy into it if it was just a business deal

The more Microsoft is willing to promise and wheedle, the more it seems obvious they should not be allowed to proceed.

[Grogan]

Fuck no. Is it not obvious what Microsoft is doing here, buying out major game publishers so they get to stay in control and forcing everyone through their hoops? This ensures that the games are all going to be using DirectX instead of Vulkan, are going to need Microsoft's Store client rubbish (you wait), Just when we are getting to the point where they are not necessarily needed anymore to play games. This is not to give gamers more choices, it's to make sure that their only choice is to go through them!

Microsoft is always pollution, everywhere they go.

[DragonBorn87]

This is all stupid.

I'm tired of this bullshit. Oh we can't trust Microsoft ball babies. Are you serious? Sony was sued recently for overcharging for games and content in another country but yet everyone still trusts Sony but yet no one trusts Microsoft just cause they are buying Activision? Oh wait let me guess no one knew about Sony getting sued for that cause no one pays attention to Sony when they do untrustworthy things cause Sony can't possibly do anything wrong in people's eyes just cause they are the top video game company and Sony would be er do anything wrong which is a bunch of bullshit. This whole deal circles around Sony and how Sony keeps crying about this deal and lying saying the deal will ruin them. Everyone knows that's bullshit but no one will admit it and everyone will just take Sony's side. Sony has some many exclusive games that's it's not even funny and on the other hand Microsoft is lacking in exclusive games but it's ok for Sony to have a shit ton of exclusives but when Microsoft starts buying companies to start to try to earn themselves cone exclusive games everyone loses there damn minds and wants to freak out and panic about it and make a huge deal about it cause no one wants to see another company come close to or become equal to how big Sony is cause Sony doesn't like competition. They just wanna stay on top with no one to compete with them. Sony is way overrated in my eyes cause they are scared of someone coming close to being just as good as they are and possibly dethroning them as the top gaming companies

[Bearshark]

Re: This is all stupid.

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