Re:Discord raises $150M, surpassing $2B valuation
by opportune on Friday December 21, 2018 @08:22PM
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Not sure if I agree considering it indirectly competes with both Xbox Live and Teams. In another world maybe they could buy it just for the tech and make something more synergistic with it, but they already did that with Skype. So ultimately I just don't see how Microsoft would monetize it and integrate it with their existing products without competing against themselves.
I think Amazon is a more likely acquirer considering they already have Twitch and Discord could vertically integrate with their cloud + it will make their ecosystem better for eventually launching a Steam competitor which I am 100% sure they plan to do at some point
I think Amazon is a more likely acquirer considering they already have Twitch and Discord could vertically integrate with their cloud + it will make their ecosystem better for eventually launching a Steam competitor which I am 100% sure they plan to do at some point