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[adamsapple]

Microsoft: "Where's our money?"

 

[feynoob]

Gamers can't even get them to have a damned showcase, FFS.

Sony be like

 

[adamsapple]

Gamers can't even get them to have a damned showcase, FFS.

Is it worse not to have a show at all, or to go to a show and not present anything :'(

 

[Topher]

By definition Switch and phones are the same thing.

The definition of a phone is to be able to make "phone calls".

 

[DeepEnigma]

The definition of a phone is to be able to make "phone calls".

 

[adamsapple]

The definition of a phone is to be able to make "phone calls".

where is your god now ?

 

[Topher]

where is your god now ?

What is that? An Xbox? This thread has me so confused.

 

[DeepEnigma]

What is that? An Xbox? This thread has me so confused.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

The definition of a phone is to be able to make "phone calls".

A phone is a phone

 

[Topher]

A phone is a phone

Unless it's a car

 

[DeepEnigma]

Unless it's a car

Some in this thread,

 

[CuNi]

Most UK gamers are in favor of Microsoft's merger with Activision. The CMA reveals the details - Crast.net

The Competition and Markets Authority from Great Britain invited players to express their opinions on the merger between Activision Blizzard and Microsoft a

crast.net

Not sure if that's been posted already, I have tried reading the last 3 pages but it all felt like some feaver dream so I have no clue what the current state of the debate is or whats even currently being discussed.

 

[feynoob]

http://[URL]https://crast.net/23312...-with-activision-the-cma-reveals-the-details/

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Not sure if that's been posted already, I have tried reading the last 3 pages but it all felt like some feaver dream so I have no clue what the current state of the debate is or whats even currently being discussed.

We are talking about who has a bigger dong.
Topher or Ass of Can Whooping .

as for this article, it was posted yesterday.

 

[gothmog]

Most UK gamers are in favor of Microsoft's merger with Activision. The CMA reveals the details - Crast.net

The Competition and Markets Authority from Great Britain invited players to express their opinions on the merger between Activision Blizzard and Microsoft a

crast.net

Not sure if that's been posted already, I have tried reading the last 3 pages but it all felt like some feaver dream so I have no clue what the current state of the debate is or whats even currently being discussed.

Big assumption that those emails are actual "UK gamers" and not a giant astroturf. It's a slow news week so this is obviously going to cause discussion.

 

[feynoob]

Big assumption that those emails are actual "UK gamers" and not a giant astroturf. It's a slow news week so this is obviously going to cause discussion.

CMA themselves published.
Plus read CMA highlights.

 

[Topher]

We are talking about who has a bigger dong.
Topher or Ass of Can Whooping .

If you are asking for dick pics the answer is no.

 

[adamsapple]

CMA themselves published.
Plus read CMA highlights.

Plus the forum was open for public. The likelihood of the emails against the mergers being astroturf are just as likely.

 

[feynoob]

Plus the forum was open for public. The likelihood of the emails against the mergers being astroturf are just as likely.

CMA stated that some emails were outside of UK.
The highlight is really funny .

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

If you are asking for dick pics the answer is no.

 

[gothmog]

CMA themselves published.
Plus read CMA highlights.

I read them yesterday. If you read you see this:

This document provides a high-level summary of the views that we received
from the public. It is not an exhaustive summary, and we have not included
any material received that was unrelated to our merger investigation.1 The
publication of this summary does not in any way represent an endorsement by
the CMA of these views.

So this means nothing other than them sharing what they received. They also added:

The CMA received approximately 2,600 emails, but some of these were excluded from our review because
they contained abusive content (with no other substantive content), or were blank, unintelligible, stated to be from
non-UK consumers, or not in English.

And this means they basically filtered the responses in a very basic way and assumed the commentary was from legitimate sources if they passed the filter. Nothing in here would prevent an astroturfing campaign. Especially when everyone in the "gaming media" was talking about how the CMA was accepting commentary.

I'm not saying the content is wrong, but you do have to consider the sources that are being summarized.

In my town we have monthly board meetings. I go from time to time. They spend time at the end listening to public commentary. They patiently listen, thank the person for their comments, record it in the minutes, and then put it up on their website for anyone to read. That does not mean that they are building policy around those comments.

 

[64bitmodels]

you think you're hot shit, but ChorizoPicozo 's dick pic is literally his PFP. every time you scroll across one of his messages you're getting an unsolicited dick pic right in the face. and he posts frequently. Everyone who uses NeoGAF and browses any of the threads he's in is guaranteed to get a dick pic, male or female

you gotta think smarter dawg, he can't just keep outdoing you like this

 

[feynoob]

I read them yesterday. If you read you see this:

So this means nothing other than them sharing what they received. They also added:

And this means they basically filtered the responses in a very basic way and assumed the commentary was from legitimate sources if they passed the filter. Nothing in here would prevent an astroturfing campaign. Especially when everyone in the "gaming media" was talking about how the CMA was accepting commentary.

I'm not saying the content is wrong, but you do have to consider the sources that are being summarized.

In my town we have monthly board meetings. I go from time to time. They spend time at the end listening to public commentary. They patiently listen, thank the person for their comments, record it in the minutes, and then put it up on their website for anyone to read. That does not mean that they are building policy around those comments.

We both are on the same point.
It doesn't necessarily means CMA would act on behalf of those emails.
They are also doing the same thing for publishers and 3rd party studios too.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Go sit your ass down somewhere

To late.

The chair is mine.

 

[feynoob]

To late.

The chair is mine.

You are lucky that I am slow.

 

[MasterCornholio]

where is your god now ?

The Sony Ericsson Verizon?

Sounds like a device that makes calls to me.

 

[Three]

In my town we have monthly board meetings. I go from time to time. They spend time at the end listening to public commentary. They patiently listen, thank the person for their comments, record it in the minutes, and then put it up on their website for anyone to read. That does not mean that they are building policy around those comments.

I think they are well aware that a lot of public voices would be mostly noise. When they opened it to the public I mentioned that the track record for public opinion often is

If it's anything like the net neutrality public opinion call 96% would be bots from big corporations. Hell MS might even use deceased people again.

FartKnocker69s comment will be drowed out

https://www.wired.com/story/bots-broke-fcc-public-comment-system/

In the end the best they can do is look for any arguments in them that may have been overlooked.

 

[MasterCornholio]

You are lucky that I am slow.

I don't think your slow.

 

[gothmog]

We both are on the same point.
It doesn't necessarily means CMA would act on behalf of those emails.
They are also doing the same thing for publishers and 3rd party studios too.

Right. I do expect that they put more thought and effort into understanding the publisher and third party responses.

As I said a slow news week.

 

[gothmog]

I think they are well aware that a lot of public voices would be mostly noise. When they opened it to the public I mentioned that the track record for public opinion often is


In the end the best they can do is look for any arguments in them that may have been overlooked.

Yeah my point was that people taking this to mean anything other than an acknowledgement that they got a lot of responses is dumb. But hey, I heard a ton of people saying it was some kind of mandate of the people that this deal get approved immediately. Lol.

 

[feynoob]

I don't think your slow.

They call me the sloth.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

you think you're hot shit, but ChorizoPicozo 's dick pic is literally his PFP. every time you scroll across one of his messages you're getting an unsolicited dick pic right in the face. and he posts frequently. Everyone who uses NeoGAF and browses any of the threads he's in is guaranteed to get a dick pic, male or female

you gotta think smarter dawg, he can't just keep outdoing you like this

He's lucky his dick is small enough to fit inside these profile pics

 

[DeepEnigma]

He's lucky his dick is small enough to fit inside these profile pics

 

[feynoob]

He's lucky his dick is small enough to fit inside these profile pics

 

[phil_t98]

Where has Sony been meeting with "Sony Fans?"

Gamers can't even get them to have a damned showcase, FFS.

Mistake with a full stop, that’s it. Sony fans on heat have been the loudest on this thread. Not saying that’s a bad thing it’s just how you see it

 

[DarkMage619]

Plus the forum was open for public. The likelihood of the emails against the mergers being astroturf are just as likely.

It's always funny to see the conspiracy theories tossed out about this process. It is fascinating to see that the general sentiment was in favor of the deal. I doubt it will have a huge effect but it's good to see the CMA actually doing some research which cannot be said about the FTC. I think there is a good chance they approve it with undertakings for CoD.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Mistake with a full stop, that’s it. Sony fans on heat have been the loudest on this thread. Not saying that’s a bad thing it’s just how you see it

This is where the comes out.

Especially when we have the two resident thesis writers in here. *looks up*

 

[64bitmodels]

He's lucky his dick is small enough to fit inside these profile pics

 

[akimbo009]

The hell happened in this thread....

 

[phil_t98]

This is where the comes out.

Especially when we have the two resident thesis writers in here. *looks up*

You post in here a lot yourself don’t you ?

 

[DeepEnigma]

You post in here a lot yourself don’t you ?

And?

 

[phil_t98]

And?

Only one clown here buddy

 

[DeepEnigma]

Only one clown here buddy

Okay, retard.

 

[phil_t98]

Okay, retard.

Alright with throwing the insults about ain’t you?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Only one clown here buddy

Alright with throwing the insults about ain’t you?

 

[phil_t98]

This is where the comes out.

Especially when we have the two resident thesis writers in here. *looks up*

There you go

 

[DeepEnigma]

And?

I'm not complaining about the very thing I am taking part in.

Derp.

 

[CuNi]

The hell happened in this thread....

Real life reenactment of the nuclear disaster that happened at chernobyl.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Let's refrain from insults you twats

 

[phil_t98]

And?

I'm not complaining about the very thing I am taking part in.

Derp.

Again you read everything as warring. My first post you read as warring when it was not at all

 

[Topher]