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Re:Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard by JAlexoid on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:06AM (#29981195)
And you weren't aware of the potential risks of a closed ecosystem before?

It's not like you bought into an open ecosystem, but now they closed it off.

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Re:Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard by Underphil on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:08AM (#29981239)
I didn't buy into either ecosystem. I'm just trying to show that it's not positive for everyone.
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Re:Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard by Kiro on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:47AM (#29981819)
Never said it's positive for everyone but "consumers always lose" is equally false.
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Re:Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard by JAlexoid on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:48PM (#29982829)
Commercial games aren't made to make everyone happy.

No game release is a "positive for everyone" and never will be.

I can equally argue that my neighbor baking bread is not positive for me, because I don't get to eat it. And I like bread...

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Re:Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard by ssnistfajen on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:08PM (#29982163)
"consumers always lose" and "it's not positive for everyone" are different statements with non-overlapping meanings.
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