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[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

CEO is legally required to maximize shareholder returns. Replacement CEO incoming.

I guess it would be better to make Roblox a non profit but then how they gonna get in front of so many kids...?

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Maximizing shareholder value also includes maximizing the non-tangible value of the Roblox brand (something that could be harmed by short-term cash grabs), but unfortunately many investors only think one quarter at a time.

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

"One quarter at a time" is being generous I think. They think microsecond to microsecond a lot of the time because that's how you carve corners off of the market.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Not necessarily. Look at apple, they could sell everything they have, land, precious metals, stock, patents and have a bumber year beyond any market history and shareholders would get massive results. The CEO can make decisions that are not immediate.