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Re:Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok's US opera... by ridv on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:55PM (#24014654)
From the outside looking in, it seems like Mixer had other factors that contributed to the decision to close up shop[1].

It seems like Phil Spencer had a meeting with the affected ex-employee but nothing came out of it[2].

Adding on to that, a leaked town hall video really painted a grim image of the company and the management internally.[3]

[1]https://twitter.com/MilanKLee/status/1274830702538821632

[2] https://twitter.com/MilanKLee/status/1286008870935179266

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RZxaSLyjUM

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Re:Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok's US opera... by basch on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:59PM (#24014690)
TikTok Live is already a feature.

Having live streaming built into the xbox platform + tiktok as a brand and audience would be a much more power combo than just mixer alone.

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Re:Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok's US opera... by throw_m239339 on Friday July 31, 2020 @06:14PM (#24014852)
Is this the manager seen on the video[3] who was accused of racist behavior? I wonder if they still work at Microsoft, I also wonder who put these people in charge.

I don't believe Mixer was shut down because of bad management though, if the people in charge weren't getting results, then Microsoft would have just replace them.

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Re:Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok's US opera... by ridv on Friday July 31, 2020 @07:23PM (#24015508)
It was not the same person. The person in the video was Shilpa Yadla according to ArsTechnica[1].

I would tend to agree that management not getting results could be replaced. It could be that bad management was a symptom and not the cause.

[1] https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/06/microsoft-is-killing-...

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