EA goes hostile in their bid for Take Two

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I posted this same reply on the Free Talk Live forum (which, btw, I am not offical connect to in anyway)-

http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=20177.0

Original message-
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EA is threatening to buy their competition by force, thus expanding their monopoly even more. If you can't beat 'em, buy them."


My reply-
EA is in no way a monopoly. Nintendo is a much bigger gaming company and I think the new Activison is even bigger. EA Sports is not a monopoly, either. The only thing EA Sports has a sweet deal over is the rights to NFL games and those games only sell one in 1 country.

Also, you make it sounds like a bad thing. Take Two has been falling for years and will likely be bought up by someone soon or just go under. I'd rather have the company stick around the go away. The stock holders will make tons of money from the deal. Everyone wins.

Also, this has nothing to do with if you cannot beat them, buy them. EA beats Take Two in everything they compete in except maybe first person shooters and sandbox games. Remember, Take Two is a failed company that is losing money year after year in the biggest gaming market of all time.


Another poster made a great point of publicly traded stocks-
"You can't have your cake and eat it too. You can't sell little pieces of yourself and expect to continue controlling what happens to those little pieces."