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Keep in mind its Activision-Blizzard, not just Blizzard. Even if you boycotted all Blizzard products, the call of duty series and candy crush would take the hi
by Noos 7y ago
Keep in mind its Activision-Blizzard, not just Blizzard.
Even if you boycotted all Blizzard products, the call of duty series and candy crush would take the hit. Also, I don't think it would work period; if Blizzard made this a hill to die on, it's because the Chinese market must be growing and higher profit than the west.
The people who pay set the rules.
- Fnoord 7y agoBlizzCon is within a month. Express yourselves there, and vote with your wallet.
- onlyrealcuzzo 7y agoPlease let there be massive protests about this at BlizzCon.
- CharlesColeman 7y agoAttendees should cosplay by wearing yellow hardhats and pink 3M respirators.
- bsder 7y ago> The people who pay set the rules. Good, then let them exist only in China. Somehow, if Blizzard has to choose, I think it will dump China first. Just a hunch.
- s1artibartfast 7y agoThe fun part about this is that it is publicly disclosed information. Blizzard revenue for Q1 & Q2 2019 were 88% in Americas and EMEA, with 12% in Asia Pacific. The percents are unchanged from 2018. https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/activision-blizzard-announces-second-quarter-2019-financial https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-d...
- hkmaxpro 7y agoMark Kern (former Blizzard employee and team lead of World of Warcraft) offers a different explanation: https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/1181737774132518912 https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/1181737774132518912 Read the whole thread. It's bribes and subsidies.