Bobby Frankenberger

Nobody talks about this. Nobody ever talks about this, but the big, the real acquisition, most of that many billions of dollars, Microsoft just spent in acquisition money was for King and you never hear about it and nobody gives a shit and whatever people are playing candy crush, but you don't think about it at all. That's where the real money is.

Nobody talks about this. Nobody ever talks about this, but the big, the real acquisition, most of that many billions of dollars, Microsoft just spent in acquisition money was for King and you never hear about it and nobody gives a shit and whatever people are playing candy crush, but you don't think about it at all. That's where the real money is.

The rest of this now starts to feel like... And I think Activision was in this weird... I'm not going to ever justify Activision or Bobby Kotick's methods. Yeah, that's not what I'm doing either. No, not at all. It's very cutthroat. It is corporate greed in all of its senses. Perpetual growth is not possible, blah, blah, blah, all that stuff.

The rest of this now starts to feel like... And I think Activision was in this weird... I'm not going to ever justify Activision or Bobby Kotick's methods. Yeah, that's not what I'm doing either. No, not at all. It's very cutthroat. It is corporate greed in all of its senses. Perpetual growth is not possible, blah, blah, blah, all that stuff.

But where the passion is has always been on Blizzard's back.

But where the passion is has always been on Blizzard's back.

And they had to somehow figure out a way to make that even more money, but retain the passion. That's a shaky alliance. That's hard.

And they had to somehow figure out a way to make that even more money, but retain the passion. That's a shaky alliance. That's hard.

So anyway.

So anyway.

I actually hope more. I hope that's more true this time around as in terms of the ownership relationship, because the less significant it is for Microsoft, the more Microsoft will will let them again, let them cook. I hope. Right. You know, let them be amazing. Let them do what they do best.

I actually hope more. I hope that's more true this time around as in terms of the ownership relationship, because the less significant it is for Microsoft, the more Microsoft will will let them again, let them cook. I hope. Right. You know, let them be amazing. Let them do what they do best.

Let them somehow hire back a lot of the amazing talent they've shed over the last few years because of all this and the other issues. You know, I don't want to diminish the harassment stuff and all that. That was a huge blow.

Let them somehow hire back a lot of the amazing talent they've shed over the last few years because of all this and the other issues. You know, I don't want to diminish the harassment stuff and all that. That was a huge blow.

But all of that stuff aside for just a moment, if Microsoft can just let them be what they were always meant to be and what they did previously, maybe it can't be done entirely the way it was. I don't know. But they can just let them do it. Then maybe just maybe... It's this happy little corner that Microsoft doesn't have to worry about that will produce, and it does produce.

But all of that stuff aside for just a moment, if Microsoft can just let them be what they were always meant to be and what they did previously, maybe it can't be done entirely the way it was. I don't know. But they can just let them do it. Then maybe just maybe... It's this happy little corner that Microsoft doesn't have to worry about that will produce, and it does produce.

They don't need it to be... It doesn't need to be the next Office 365 or the next freaking Windows. It can just be what it is. That's what we all hope, right? But then things happen where you're like, is that... Should we get into the $90 mount?

They don't need it to be... It doesn't need to be the next Office 365 or the next freaking Windows. It can just be what it is. That's what we all hope, right? But then things happen where you're like, is that... Should we get into the $90 mount?

Yeah, I agree. Let's get into the $90 mount. Play that one more time. So the other day, a couple of days ago, they announced or they released a mount. And it's weird. I heard about it before it happened, but didn't know I'd heard about it. I'll tell you how. Somebody had told me that there was a big kind of all hands on meeting. and didn't know what it was for. And I didn't either.

Yeah, I agree. Let's get into the $90 mount. Play that one more time. So the other day, a couple of days ago, they announced or they released a mount. And it's weird. I heard about it before it happened, but didn't know I'd heard about it. I'll tell you how. Somebody had told me that there was a big kind of all hands on meeting. and didn't know what it was for. And I didn't either.