Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard for 69 billion $

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EpicRandy said:

That the owner of the only monopoly on PC tries 

Even if Windows have the lion share of OS market share, it ain't a monopoly per say, MacOS is still competitive enough so to keep Microsoft in check from any malpractice or abuse. So no monopoly there. Also funny how you label it as the only monopoly on PC when Nvidia actually have more share of the discrete GPU market share than Windows have of the OS market share.

to expand its power too much in other parts of PC market isn't good for competition

It's actually good for competition, steam has about 75% of the pc market share https://comparecamp.com/steam-statistics/ which conveniently enough is about the same as Windows OS Market share, the one you refer to has being a Monopoly. Microsoft Bolstering is distribution on PC through GamePass should therefore simulate reaction from competition and we as gamers stand to gain.

even less that it tries to turn Game Pass into a de facto mandatory service.

We have no indication whatsoever this is the case, in fact indications tends to point the other way, even if Microsoft actually does win the looming subscription based game distribution services war they always benefits from also distributing all their titles in standalone format.

Yes, Activision acquisition can be very good for Game Pass users, it isn't for everybody else.

For me that's more akin to fear mongering, else you would have to define more who you're referring to by 'everybody else'. For me, this acquisition as great potential to be good for everybody that:

- want to see newer addition in franchise practically abandoned by current Activision blizzard such as Starcraft.

- want to see a true and profound culture change at Activivision Blizzard workplace.

- Is tired of yearly CoD

- Wants Activision Blizzard to even dare innovate.

Neither it will be for GP users, if MS will raise the fee

Inevitable but if Xbox Live is any indication (and by all mean, it is the best indication we can look upon ) raise in fee will be scarce, far apart and won't even raise to the effect of compounded inflation. Also competition is looming for GamePass so Microsoft would want to keep GamePass competitive and attractive. So I have absolutely no worry here.

It isn't for 3rd parties willing to be on GP either, unless MS grants that their share of the fees won't be touched by the overwhelming increase of 1st party games weight Bethesda and Activision brought.

I'm one of those "other" people, who isn't into "fear mongering", but one who actually takes a look at history (not just the history of MS, but the history of other corps and general history itself), and isn't going to take what they say through PR at face value, because why would I?.

You might take it as is, but I don't, so what of that?.

If you're going to cite my non compliance with MS's ideals as "fear mongering", you're going to have to do better as to explaining why no one should take any sort of stance against a trillion dollar corp (which would be asinine to do so anyway and make one look like the biggest sim, so don't, that's my advice). 

Also, I really, really don't want to be that guy that willingly waits for years for something bad to happen, in order for me to say "I told you so", because I know that does jack shit on here, so no one here berating people for not keeping their guard up do not face any sort of consequence for their actions/words.