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[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 6 points 21 hours ago

I was literally just thinking "Lina Khan, my queen" as the thread was loading. I am glad to be amongst kindred spirits.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Didn't like a judge intervene to make this deal happen? Can we get that dumbass judge's face plastered over this deal?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 97 points 1 day ago

Headline makes her sound petty, when she’s actually the most important anti-monopoly figure of the past 40 years

[–] StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 71 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh thats right.. I have to cancel my game pass

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

Did it yesterday. Feels good man.

[–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

The sad thing is that nowhere near enough people will cancel their subs to offset the price increase.

[–] commander@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember how much games media was hyped on the activision acquisition. It's probably because Kotick and Blizzard execs are a bunch of bastards but that doesn't make MS execs great. Just less shitty. Also had the feeling like games media at the time saw it as strengthening western games studio employment stability. Things have not gone as hoped for in the last few years

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lmao on anyone that was dumb enough to think this was going to be a positive outcome

at least it was two shit AAA game companies and not another great indie dev getting absorbed

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

Well, they still drag around the name Blizzard despite buying it and beating it into a pulp. That still makes me salty everytime I see an article with Activision-Blizzard. Anyone who thinks they can buy reputation is a sociopath.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

to be fair, the layoffs (could) have been done under Activision.

[–] Default_Defect@anarchist.nexus 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Implying that Microsoft wasn't going to do any layoffs or raise game pass prices if the deal didn't happen?

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Microsoft sold the acquisition as good for consumers. Now they're doubling the price of GamePass.

Cue Jack's lack of surprise, or however the Fight Club meme goes.

[–] Default_Defect@anarchist.nexus -1 points 16 hours ago

Maybe the FTC should have tried something better than "But what about poor Sony??" as an argument against the acquisition, then.

[–] 9limmer@piefed.zip 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Implying that consolidation gives them much more leverage to do whatever they like with more detrimental outcomes for the industry and users.