Very much against.
Microsoft is a giant tech conglomerate literally trying to swallow up the largest third party in the dedicated console gaming industry. An industry that means a lot to me. But I’m against all such predatory acquisitions and understand they’re fundamentally bad for industries. And this isn’t new from Microsoft, they’ve been trying this shit since before they got into the dedicated console industry. Just don’t forget what the fuck they are—they’re big tech. Big tech isn’t your friend.
I don’t even give a shit if Microsoft and Activision create a deal between the two companies to provide Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox consoles. Just as long as they don’t swallow the whole fucking company and have the whole thing under their control, and that they can’t negotiate because Microsoft owns them.
Concentration is a rot in any industry; it’s something we should be moving away from, not towards. Trade commissions don’t “have it out for Microsoft” as some have suggested. They’re doing their job. Trade commissions were designed to protect industries from this kind of predatory bullshit… If anything, they should be much more strict than they’ve been. They’ve let a number of mergers and acquisitions occur that almost certainly shouldn’t have happened.
But I’m not surprised people have been sucked in by Microsoft’s corporate PR bullshit. They’re quite smooth. And it seems the number is larger than just Xbox fanboys supporting their company they worship (I’m not talking to you guys). Some people forget Phil S-something (forget his name) is still just spitting corporate PR bullshit. Snap the fuck out of it! :)
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
