FTC has bigger problems like direct line of head of FTC beau access for FTX. Like first name basis direct line to line with Lina Khan. what a name...
If I was Blizzard and Microsoft, that is the investigation I would be doing right now to create a character analysis of what FTC involement with FTX who was dumping millions into campaigns and then vanish after 2022 elections along with billions of dollars. Why does the FTC even exist ? would be the real question at such a trial.
The other option for Miocrosft and activision, move all business to a non governed country and do the deal there, worked for FTX...
That would be exceedingly stupid on Microsoft's part. If they went that route they'd just end up pointing out the fact that laws didn't give FTC the power to check on how FTX was handling their customers money. Microsoft would end up arguing that the only solution to FTX crash is to increase government oversight. That would be counter-productive to getting this sale approved.
I know I may be in the minority, but I don't like the federal government getting into everything. Wanna control phone companies, sure. Video games.... stay out.
I know I may be in the minority, but I don't like the federal government getting into everything. Wanna control phone companies, sure. Video games.... stay out.
I think that preventing monopolies and controlling companies are different things.
Also if government started allowing monopolies in some things, that would risk investors merging together to create a megacorp that has multiple monopolies.
I know I may be in the minority, but I don't like the federal government getting into everything. Wanna control phone companies, sure. Video games.... stay out.
I think that preventing monopolies and controlling companies are different things.
Also if government started allowing monopolies in some things, that would risk investors merging together to create a megacorp that has multiple monopolies.
It is a fine balance between free markets and intervention. But I notice one issue, in the history of western countries once a control/oversight/intervention is established it is virtually never allowed of the rein again. Such intervention only goes one way, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that free markets will one day be government markets which have been shown time and time again to be dreadfully inefficient.
Monopolies are never good for the consumer, of course, but I have little hope for this block. Even though entertainment is a huge industry, I don't think courts take is very seriously. Otherwise, it wouldn't already be dominated by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros.
I know I may be in the minority, but I don't like the federal government getting into everything. Wanna control phone companies, sure. Video games.... stay out.
I think that preventing monopolies and controlling companies are different things.
Also if government started allowing monopolies in some things, that would risk investors merging together to create a megacorp that has multiple monopolies.
When you said megacorp I thought of arasaka from cyberpunk
Megacorps are often used in scifi stories, movies and games.
In real life East India Company at its peak had private army of more than 200 000 soldiers.
After reading the Politico article, it does appear like Sony is the main complainant in this whole ordeal.
The argument that i am seeing Sony making is basically this: "We are afraid Call of duty will become Xbox exclusive"
And if CoD is really what this is boiling down to on Sony's end of complaints, then that is fucking petty; Sony has SOOO many exclusive IP's; so i feel like Sony is going to lose this fight at least on their end if they don't come up with a better complaint that doesn't make them appear like a child throwing a tantrum.
The whole leveraging aspect of Cloud computing is...ummm, yeah i feel like this is also a weak complaint; i know I'm out of my depth in this part, but Microsoft already has Azure, sooooo, why??? This is mostly; if anything, a audience shift on some networks.
This just again, makes Alphabet (Google) and Amazon appear petty as they are the main complainants in that regard; and jesus.... they have more money then pretty much anyone.
I'm sorry, but this to me just looks like multibillion dollar companies having a fight in the sandbox, Molly usually doesn't get to play all that often in the sandbox, and when she does, Justin and Aden keep taking all the toys and kicking sand all over the place.
EDIT: Oh right, i forgot about Epic Games hand in this... i don't trust anything Epic says at this point. They have Fortnite, so they can eat crow and sit in a corner quietly.
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How about the government just make it illegal to have exclusives, and illegal to make platforms exclusive-prone (ie the same reason you can't play a PC game on a Mac unless you use the Mac version; if it exists).
This whole concept of locking users to a platform is anti-consumer.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising everytime we fall.
How about the government just make it illegal to have exclusives, and illegal to make platforms exclusive-prone (ie the same reason you can't play a PC game on a Mac unless you use the Mac version; if it exists).
This whole concept of locking users to a platform is anti-consumer.
Stop thinking like a consumer all of the time, one day you might actually become a producer and will better understand the desire to give your product a competitive edge over others.
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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I just want more value to my game pass sub. Don't really care about the economics of it all. But...
Seems to me nobody had a problem when one of the top Movie/Electronic/Music producers in the world got into the console business and used paid exclusives to achieve and maintain top position.
Also seemed fishy that the Sony guy with so many business dealings in UK was able to saunter in and have the entire regulatory body there parroting his words like some Star Wars mind control thing.
I also don't think Activision/Blizzard is enough to push Xbox out of Playstation's shadow.
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Fishing on Bronzebeard since 2005
Fishing in RL since 1992
Born with a fishing rod in my hand in 1979
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Beyond the shadows there's always light
Also if government started allowing monopolies in some things, that would risk investors merging together to create a megacorp that has multiple monopolies.
https://biturl.top/rU7bY3
Beyond the shadows there's always light
https://biturl.top/rU7bY3
Beyond the shadows there's always light
In real life East India Company at its peak had private army of more than 200 000 soldiers.
After reading the Politico article, it does appear like Sony is the main complainant in this whole ordeal.
The argument that i am seeing Sony making is basically this: "We are afraid Call of duty will become Xbox exclusive"
And if CoD is really what this is boiling down to on Sony's end of complaints, then that is fucking petty; Sony has SOOO many exclusive IP's; so i feel like Sony is going to lose this fight at least on their end if they don't come up with a better complaint that doesn't make them appear like a child throwing a tantrum.
The whole leveraging aspect of Cloud computing is...ummm, yeah i feel like this is also a weak complaint; i know I'm out of my depth in this part, but Microsoft already has Azure, sooooo, why??? This is mostly; if anything, a audience shift on some networks.
This just again, makes Alphabet (Google) and Amazon appear petty as they are the main complainants in that regard; and jesus.... they have more money then pretty much anyone.
I'm sorry, but this to me just looks like multibillion dollar companies having a fight in the sandbox, Molly usually doesn't get to play all that often in the sandbox, and when she does, Justin and Aden keep taking all the toys and kicking sand all over the place.
EDIT: Oh right, i forgot about Epic Games hand in this... i don't trust anything Epic says at this point. They have Fortnite, so they can eat crow and sit in a corner quietly.
Fishing on Gilgamesh since 2013
Fishing on Bronzebeard since 2005
Fishing in RL since 1992
Born with a fishing rod in my hand in 1979
https://biturl.top/rU7bY3
Beyond the shadows there's always light
This whole concept of locking users to a platform is anti-consumer.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising everytime we fall.
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Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
Don't really care about the economics of it all.
But...
Seems to me nobody had a problem when one of the top Movie/Electronic/Music producers in the world got into the console business and used paid exclusives to achieve and maintain top position.
Also seemed fishy that the Sony guy with so many business dealings in UK was able to saunter in and have the entire regulatory body there parroting his words like some Star Wars mind control thing.
I also don't think Activision/Blizzard is enough to push Xbox out of Playstation's shadow.
So dumb.