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Re:Email proves Microsoft's Activision bid is designed to el... by ayemel on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @01:34PM (#36421688)
Different steps to achieve the same outcome (buying a game company). Why should I, as a consumer, give a shit on the “how”?
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Re:Email proves Microsoft's Activision bid is designed to el... by worrycue on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:34PM (#36423242)
Not quite the same outcome.

One brings into existence games that probably wouldn’t have been made otherwise - and the investor takes the risk of the game bombing.

The other is primarily to deny the competition access to long running popular franchises - and is practically risk free since those franchises are almost guaranteed to print money.

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