Good. This deal would have killed Activision as we know it. Microsoft would continued their strategy of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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This deal would have killed Activision
I see this as an absolute win
I don't mean to sound like a corporate simp, but TBH this was one merger I was half-rooting for, since Microsoft have been overall more pro-consumer than Activision-Blizzard over the past few years. I was kind of hoping they would clean house and restructure Blizzard in particular.
I think the misconception here is that Microsoft would STAY pro-consumer after acquiring everything under the sun. Companies are forced to be pro-consumer when there is actual competition, and the opposite is almost always true without regulation.
You are probably right. Remember xBox’s past shenanigans. Its not even healthy to rely on valve to be benevolent forever let alone Microsoft. To bad Activision has to be terrible too.
I mean is killing Activision as we know it really a bad thing? I can't imagine Microsoft doing much worse with them then what they've been doing.
Extinguish what? It's not like ActiBlizz aren't already employing the most anti-consumer tactics out there. The only part of Activision that was good was Toys for Bob, and they effectively killed it.
All these 10 year deals they've made with other companies, will they just be rendered void if the deal doesn't go through?
Yeah I imagine most of those are contingent on the merger going through.
What's the upper limit on how many companies and industries Microsoft can absorb? I swear to God once we start seeing Bing Chat in cars, I'm done.
This is good for ~~bitcoin~~ gaming
Ha, nice.
They've moved the dispute to a federal court, ATVI believe this to actually be a positive move as it will speed up the resolution and they believe they have a strong case.