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absalom86 t1_j13ysdi wrote

Reply to comment by goldencrisp in Microsoft-Activision deal: Gamers sue to stop merger by marketrent

It's Playstation that has the exclusives and tries to bully other companies out of the market, not Microsoft.

And as you said ActiBlizz has total disaster owners right now and desperately need new ones, Microsoft would improve their products and by doing that be beneficial to consumers.

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Bulletpointe t1_j14y5on wrote

Microsoft is also way nicer to employees. I worked at Blizzard, where there was a 10%, maybe 15% promotion budget - you'd have to work a role about 7-10 years to get promoted from associate to mid-level. Someone moved over from Microsoft and they told us that Microsoft has a 30% promotion budget - you can get promoted every 3-4 years, like clockwork. It's shit like that which would significantly improve the financial well-being of employees. I want this merger to go through so my friends still working there can stop being in such financial despair because they refuse to leave due to mental health problems/anxiety.

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Spocks_Goatee t1_j15qn4y wrote

Tell me Microsofts track record of acquiring studios?

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