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qirex posted:not really sure how this isn't straight-up lying but
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:13 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 05:08 |
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qirex posted:not really sure how this isn't straight-up lying but if you know people are stupid enough to believe it, would you honestly not say it?
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:13 |
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minecraft has sold like 40 million copies so I guess if they instantly raised the price to $100 and forced everyone to re-buy it to keep playing they'd have a chance
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:17 |
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qirex posted:not really sure how this isn't straight-up lying but that means they think they overpaid, doesn't it? spend 2.5 billion of your assets add one company valued at 2.5 billion - π make π profits from company in year one congrats, you've broken even
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:19 |
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Fabricated posted:literally offer Chris Roberts like $5 million for an exclusive ship that can instantly destroy all other ships in star citizen for maximum trollage :iamafag: lol i'd hire a real game company to make everything he's promising for star citizen, release it for free and bathe in the tears that ensue
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:20 |
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Pinterest Mom posted:that means they think they overpaid, doesn't it? of course an accounting plan instituted by ballmer would include pie
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:21 |
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Pinterest Mom posted:that means they think they overpaid, doesn't it? well it specifically said "what they've spent" but still valuing minecraft at over 2 bil is kind of silly e: they can probably knock off 33% for not having to repatriate euro cash as well
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:25 |
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theflyingexecutive posted:lol i'd hire a real game company to make everything he's promising for star citizen, release it for free and bathe in the tears that ensue that would probably cost you a billion though because he has promised the galaxy to these rabid nerds
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:25 |
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microsoft is going to release a halo edition of minecraft. mark my words.
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:26 |
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qirex posted:well it specifically said "what they've spent" but still valuing minecraft at over 2 bil is kind of silly are they spending 2.5 billion dollars, like in a big sack with a $ on the side, or are they giving away 2.5 billion buckaroos worth of microsoft stock?
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:27 |
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qirex posted:well it specifically said "what they've spent" but still valuing minecraft at over 2 bil is kind of silly Microsoft says "break-even in FY 2015". "what they spent" is the james journalist's interpretation. you can decide how much you trust a games journo's interpretation of business/accounting rules.
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:27 |
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univbee posted:of course an accounting plan instituted by ballmer would include pie he always seemed like more of a cake persson
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:28 |
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prefect posted:are they spending 2.5 billion dollars, like in a big sack with a $ on the side, or are they giving away 2.5 billion buckaroos worth of microsoft stock? Microsoft specifically calls out "on a GAAP basis", so it doesn't matter, they'd both be accounted for the same way
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:29 |
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MS could hire a bunch of youtube minecraft people to completely remake Halo 1(the first Halo) in Minecraft and then sell that. making games out of games. good thing they dont have a property that they promised would do that already
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:34 |
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32MB OF ESRAM posted:MS could hire a bunch of youtube minecraft people to completely remake Halo 1(the first Halo) in Minecraft and then sell that. making games out of games. good thing they dont have a property that they promised would do that already what, you mean that one linkin park game thaty was a linkin park game, right because that was literally the only time i have seen marketing for that game, when linkin park did something
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:34 |
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I bet it was worth 2.5bil to MS to fix the stupid JRE dependency of that poo poo game that is letting peoples computers get hacked
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:35 |
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32MB OF ESRAM posted:good thing they dont have a property that they promised would do that already project spark is so hilarious because the pitch is so simple: "littlebigplanet but in 3D" unfortunately it turned out "littlebigplanet but in 3D and with the business model of a zynga title"
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:37 |
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Fabricated posted:maybe its the lf in me but i'd feel kinad gross if i had 2.5 billion dollars buy 1.5 billion of weed, build weed chamber that pumps vaporized weed into the room 24/7, use the remainder of the money to hire an attendant to bathe/feed you for the rest of eternity
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:39 |
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Condiv posted:buy 1.5 billion of weed, build weed chamber that pumps vaporized weed into the room 24/7, use the remainder of the money to hire an attendant to bathe/feed you for the rest of eternity so like a mellified man but with weed
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:40 |
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qirex posted:project spark is so hilarious because the pitch is so simple: "littlebigplanet but in 3D" Customers ask devs for microtransactions. they want potions and cheat coins. really.
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:44 |
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they are a small percentage but they make up a good chunk of revenue
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:44 |
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im a whale
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:47 |
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apple fucks up and releases a phablet microsoft fucks up and spends 2.5 billion on a blocks game
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:50 |
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duTrieux. posted:microsoft is going to release a halo edition of minecraft. mark my words. ringworld minecraft could be kinda fun
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 18:59 |
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microsoft might possibly make their money back if they somehow successfully port minecraft to a real language so it doesn't run like poo poo and start selling azure hosted minecraft servers or something but not in a year, lmao
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:13 |
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Fabricated posted:microsoft might possibly make their money back if they somehow successfully port minecraft to a real language so it doesn't run like poo poo and start selling azure hosted minecraft servers or something yeah minecraft seems like the type of game you dont even need an installer for. the entire thing could be handled in a web browser, so maybe thats where they see minecraft going, some sort of office 365 subscription model.
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:15 |
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duTrieux. posted:microsoft is going to release a halo edition of minecraft. mark my words. they probably already have a texture pack
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:15 |
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minecraft is playable in a browser, or at least it was three years ago
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:16 |
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Microsoft should move port minecraft to activex, imo
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:17 |
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Fabricated posted:microsoft might possibly make their money back if they somehow successfully port minecraft to a real language so it doesn't run like poo poo and start selling azure hosted minecraft servers or something if the protocol isn't poo poo they might be able to port the back end but what am i talking about. i haven't looked at it but i'd be really loving surprised if its something other than java.io.Serializable objects being thrown across the wire
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:19 |
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axolotl farmer posted:minecraft is playable in a browser, or at least it was three years ago oh welp looks like they removed that functionality
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:22 |
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Pinterest Mom posted:"what they spent" ... business/accounting rules. [img-stick-figure-in-party-hat-drawing-squiggly-lines] wish i could find that drat image
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:25 |
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Google search for ps3 Xbox projection cartoon
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:27 |
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Pinterest Mom posted:Google search for ps3 Xbox projection cartoon thaaats the one
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:28 |
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Pinterest Mom posted:Google search for ps3 Xbox projection cartoon does red mean xbox?
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:29 |
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Fabricated posted:microsoft might possibly make their money back if they somehow successfully port minecraft to a real language so it doesn't run like poo poo and start selling azure hosted minecraft servers or something lol at the people talking about firing 4j, where do you think the optimisations for the java version came from
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:35 |
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perhaps ms should have bought the newly independent scotland this friday instead
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:37 |
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Metrication posted:perhaps ms should have bought the newly independent scotland this friday instead with minecraft they can build their own independent scotland
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:38 |
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32MB OF ESRAM posted:yeah minecraft seems like the type of game you dont even need an installer for. the entire thing could be handled in a web browser, so maybe thats where they see minecraft going, some sort of office 365 subscription model. microsoft minecraft online enterprise plan 3 with lync
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# ? Sep 15, 2014 19:38 |
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Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:the consoles versions were done by 4j studios in c++ which is pretty funny because java was supposed to be write once run anywhere lol
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