Why Do People View the MS Acquisition of ABK as a "Good Thing?"

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EpicRandy said:

But that's the thing, that's just a feeling, a belief that it would be so based on nothing more than gross generalization without looking at this deal in particular ins and outs. Since we know so many details about this deal it makes no sense to overlook those and rely on generalization. Furthermore, even if that's supposed to be true nothing points to this transaction as some kind of inception point to this, and that denying the transaction would somehow magically restore 'stability' in the market. This position to me is only one that roots for the status quo and/or fear changes. It focuses on might-be-bad aspects of a might-be future of a might-be tied to this transaction as an inception point and still overlooks any potential benefits in this scenario. 

Also, I truly don't mind any actor attempting any acquisition unless it truly creates an undeniable SLC like MS buying Nintendo, at the end of the day acquisition is only about actors stepping up their game or trying new ventures. Yes I may lose some ease of access to some content and some companies might bring a vision that goes against what I wish and be bummed about it but that's it. Even if Google were to buy Take-Two, I would be pissed but not be against it, my wish is not supposed to be the be-all end-all VS one company's right to sell and another company's right to acquire.

It's definitely not just a feeling. Consolidation is already here, the question is, how much worse can it get? It ramped up considerably after Microsoft spent 7.5B on Zenimax. What would a near 70B deal do? 

Look at the M&A activity in the industry over the past couple of years: Its the most active Sony has been, and this includes one of their biggest transactions ever, Microsoft made their biggest acquisition ever, and Tencent is still spending billions. We got rumors that EA wants to merge with a media company, that Ubisoft is looking to sell, and all the big tech companies looking to jump in. We even have Take Two spending over 10B for Zynga, Sega spending over a billion for Rovio, EA acquiring Codemasters for a billion, etc. All these transactions are unprecedented for the industry.