Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhy is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us?www.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square303fedilinkarrow-up1989arrow-down115
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minus-squareBeAware@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoA hostile takeover doesn’t have to happen. If Gaben decides “fuck you all” and decides to close the company, then there’s not a damn thing you can do about it. It’s his company and it doesn’t owe you the privilege of continuing to exist.
minus-squareerwan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI know it can happen, but that still makes a difference between public and private companies. That’s one risk less. Especially for Valve which is a very desirable company for their position as de facto PC games online store.
A hostile takeover doesn’t have to happen. If Gaben decides “fuck you all” and decides to close the company, then there’s not a damn thing you can do about it. It’s his company and it doesn’t owe you the privilege of continuing to exist.
I know it can happen, but that still makes a difference between public and private companies. That’s one risk less.
Especially for Valve which is a very desirable company for their position as de facto PC games online store.