Readit Newssulkie commented on Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in gaming gov.uk/government/news/mi... · Posted by u/impish9208
Can someone explain to me how a UK regulator has the power to block a merger between two US companies - I get that they can say its blocked - but what kind of powers do they have to enforce it from not happening?
The "merged" company wouldn't be able to legally operate in UK. Microsoft/Activision still have the option to merge but withdraw from UK
sulkie commented on FairEmail development continues with the changes to the Privacy Policy forum.xda-developers.com/... · Posted by u/sulkie
Previous discussion regarding the halt of development after Google flagged it as spyware: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31432334
They are also blaming it on Facebook:
> “In order to beat YouTube, Facebook faked incredible viewership numbers, so [CollegeHumor] pivoted to FB,” former CollegeHumor writer Adam Conover presciently tweeted last October. “So did Funny or Die, many others. The result: A once-thriving online comedy industry was decimated."
Would there be significant disadvantages in using both platforms at the same time? Or does "pivoted to FB" also imply that the content was adjusted to FB audience?
sulkie commented on Microsoft announces new Surface Duo phone theverge.com/2019/10/2/20... · Posted by u/aminecodes
Amazon has a nice suite of services. A phone that has Music, Books, Shopping, Cloud Storage for Photos, and a few key apps (Uber, Lyft, popular games) but somewhat constrained otherwise, would be great for Seniors or people who don't need a high-performance general-purpose computer in their pocket.
Perhaps, but I believe that not being able to install one or two crucial apps (e.g. banking) would be a deal-breaker for a good portion of those people.