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So... Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard...

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  • M Mike Prof Chuck

    What was your first thought when you read that news?

    || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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    Maximilien
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    Nothing, zero. Maybe, good for them ?

    CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair

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    • M Mike Prof Chuck

      What was your first thought when you read that news?

      || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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      jeron1
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      I realized how glad am that I don't play video games.

      "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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      • J jeron1

        I realized how glad am that I don't play video games.

        "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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        Lost User
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        jeron1 wrote:

        I don't play video games

        Have you tried Candy Crush? Please click [CANCEL] to continue not playing video games. :-D

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          jeron1 wrote:

          I don't play video games

          Have you tried Candy Crush? Please click [CANCEL] to continue not playing video games. :-D

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          jeron1
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          :laugh:

          Randor wrote:

          Candy Crush

          Actually, that's one of the several items that are immediately uninstalled when I get a new machine.

          "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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          • M Mike Prof Chuck

            What was your first thought when you read that news?

            || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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            Slacker007
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            very surprised. 68.7 billion all cash. Wow, MS has some serious money at their disposal. Microsoft saved Minecraft, so hopefully, they can save the games that Blizzard and Activision have created. I mean, come one, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone,....

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            • M Mike Prof Chuck

              What was your first thought when you read that news?

              || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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              OriginalGriff
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              I hate the whole idea, but ... could they please buy The Expanse TV series and make the rest of 'em? Pretty please with sugar on? Or would they just give it a Ribbon and stick the Roci in the middle of the screen and call it a new series? :-D

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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              • P PIEBALDconsult

                That they went to DQ?

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                David Crow
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                I was thinking the same thing.

                "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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                • M Mike Prof Chuck

                  What was your first thought when you read that news?

                  || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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                  raddevus
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                  Mike (Prof. Chuck) wrote:

                  What was your first thought...

                  Money-grab!

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                  • M Mike Prof Chuck

                    What was your first thought when you read that news?

                    || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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                    Super Lloyd
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                    Overwatch 2!!!

                    A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!

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                    • M Mike Prof Chuck

                      What was your first thought when you read that news?

                      || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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                      Stepan Hakobyan
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                      1. Less competition now. 2. Bobby fount a way to get more money while his company was on a decline. 3. Some of the games could be saved, because many talents were leaving the company, and now it could be stopped. Maybe.

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                      • M Mike Prof Chuck

                        What was your first thought when you read that news?

                        || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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                        DerekT P
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                        Honestly? "What is Activision Blizzard?" ...

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                          Honestly? "What is Activision Blizzard?" ...

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                          Mike Prof Chuck
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                          you are kidding, right? it's like asking "what is porsche" or "what is australia" :wtf:

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                          • M Mike Prof Chuck

                            you are kidding, right? it's like asking "what is porsche" or "what is australia" :wtf:

                            || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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                            DerekT P
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                            No, I'm not kidding. I know a Canadian finance company called Blizzard and Activision vaguely makes me think of VR goggles or something. However from the discussion above I'm assuming it's a computer games company. As per a thread elsewhere in the lounge today, I don't play them (occasional sudoku and 2048 aside) so have never had any reason to come across them.

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                            • M Mike Prof Chuck

                              What was your first thought when you read that news?

                              || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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                              oofalladeez343
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                              So the old rivalry *Halo* vs. *Call of Duty* is no more... they are owned by the same company!

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                              • M Mike Prof Chuck

                                What was your first thought when you read that news?

                                || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store

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                                englebart
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                                Activision is a trigger word to me that causes a flashback to Pitfall on the Atari 2600.

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                                • E englebart

                                  Activision is a trigger word to me that causes a flashback to Pitfall on the Atari 2600.

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                                  Mike Prof Chuck
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                                  My first console! Phoenix, Pitfall, PacMan - The three big P's of our time :-)

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