Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts

Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by sschueller on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:08AM (#32606307)

What movie was that where there was only one large company that did everything? Kind of scary that we are almost at that point now.

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by samwillis on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:10AM (#32606327)

Lots, but I always think of Wall-E with "Buy n Large" (https://pixar.fandom.com/wiki/Buy_n_Large), it seems to be so close to where Amazon will be in 100 years if we let it. Particularly if you include Blue Origin as part of "Bezos/Amazon".

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by Cthulhu_ on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:44AM (#32606677)

You're trying to find a media reference, but conglomerates that do everything are already a thing; think of the Samsung group that does everything from heavy ship building to microchip manufacturing, insurance, advertising, and a theme park. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaebol

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by thereddaikon on Friday August 26, 2022 @09:01AM (#32606870)

And the Japanese equivalent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaibatsu

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by ChrisMarshallNY on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:15AM (#32606363)

Idiocracy ;)

In that movie, Costco pretty much does everything.

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by speed_spread on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:20AM (#32606418)

"Welcome to Costco, I Love You"

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by sschueller on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:49AM (#32606740)

Yes, that is it. :)

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by Thorentis on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:38AM (#32606620)

Also the TV Show Mr Robot with E-Corp.

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by alexslobodnik on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:10AM (#32606328)

after the franchise wars, all restaurants are taco bell.

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by optimalsolver on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:15AM (#32606365)

Weyland-Yutani?

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by baq on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:27AM (#32606488)

The Lego Movie

no, really

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by endorphine on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:42AM (#32606652)

Umbrella Corporation from Resident Evil?

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by rocketbop on Friday August 26, 2022 @09:08AM (#32606982)

Alien; the Company.

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Re:Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – s... by optimalsolver on Friday August 26, 2022 @05:31PM (#32612993)

Yeah, that's Weyland-Yutani.

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