heruamon on 21 February 2010
| NeoRatt said: Microsoft would probably have a tough time buying Epic because of the Unreal Engine. Regulators would probably look at it as a monopoly move... Also, Microsoft is obviously thinking that 1st party developers is not a good long term strategy. I am not sure why, but there have been some real obvious opportunities for first party purchases that they have simply passed up... Midway, Bioware, Pandemic, etc. |
Monopoly? In what way? M$ IS the smallest developer amongst it's competitors and Unreal is one of many choices on the market? Who exactly would pursue this case, and on what technical grounds...hmmm...after the bullshit fines EU has placed on US companies...maybe they might.
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