Google “contemplated buying some or all of Epic” to stop “contagion”

Re:Google “contemplated buying some or all of Epic” to stop ... by DethNinja on Sunday August 08, 2021 @10:53AM (#28107162)

Real scary next step is locking all PCs to MS Cloud and preventing consumers from accessing high performance computers.

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Re:Google “contemplated buying some or all of Epic” to stop ... by matheusmoreira on Sunday August 08, 2021 @12:01PM (#28107672)

We need a way to manufacture our own computer hardware at home. We need hardware manufacturing to be as easy and democratized as free software development. Until then, we'll forever be at the mercy of these corporations.

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Re:Google “contemplated buying some or all of Epic” to stop ... by l33t2328 on Sunday August 08, 2021 @04:01PM (#28109626)

That’s infeasible.

Do you expect to be able to press your own semiconductors?

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Re:Google “contemplated buying some or all of Epic” to stop ... by matheusmoreira on Sunday August 08, 2021 @05:40PM (#28110366)

Maybe one day someone will create new technology that will enable manufacturing electronics at home. I don't know.

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Re:Google “contemplated buying some or all of Epic” to stop ... by kfprt on Sunday August 08, 2021 @10:59AM (#28107204)

Indeed. On the bright side PC gaming may save humanity.

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Re:Google “contemplated buying some or all of Epic” to stop ... by k12sosse on Sunday August 08, 2021 @03:11PM (#28109271)

You've obviously never read global chat in Chivalry 2. ;-)

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