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I know EA is the evil empire and whatever else but it doesn't seem obvious to me that Garriott threatening to resign means he would just get replaced. I'd say m
by jboog 6y ago
I know EA is the evil empire and whatever else but it doesn't seem obvious to me that Garriott threatening to resign means he would just get replaced. I'd say more likely they would give them more time.
The Ultima fanbase has always had a cultish love of RG for many good reasons, sure. Firing the guy would not be a smart business decision.
We're also only hearing his side of it. I tend to think EA was in the wrong, but also know that it's almost always the case one side of a story is biased, even if unintentionally.
- anonymousab 6y agoDespite a poor modern track record, EA back then is not the same company as EA today. The decision makers directly above him could have easily replaced him without actually replacing him, but I don't think they would have cared about the bad PR from cutting him at all. Acquiring a studio or rockstar is both good pr and good for business, but firing be a bad employee or cutting a failing studio is also good for business as far as shareholders and execs were concerned.
- jboog 6y agoIn what world do shareholders believe that firing the principal talent, creative director, and founder of a new acquisition--within a YEAR of acquiring the company!--is "good for business"? Only if you believe businesses are run by mustachio-twirling villains who sit around trying to ruin games for fun.
- HenryBemis 6y agoI don't play games (as much) and have never played any of the Ultima franchise. To answer your business-management-related question though, I am looking at the price of their stock over since 1990. https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/EA/financials https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/EA/financials 1990: $0.xxx 2000: $20 2010: $17 (valley between 2008-2013)(the global financial crisis?) 2015: $55 2021: $145 (there is a drop between 2018-2020 down to 100) Whatever these guys are doing, judging from their stock price, it works. Shareholders like them. Sales/Revenue filed: 2016: 4.37B 2017: 4.81B 2018: 5.16B 2019: 4.93B 2020: 5.47N Cash cow...
- Tarsul 6y agoEA makes 1,5 billion with FIFA ultimate team cards. It's disgusting.
- xwdv 6y agoNot if you’re a shareholder, buddy. It’s delicious.
- parrellel 6y agoIt should be illegal.
- xwdv 6y agoA business making money? Outrage!
- anonymousab 6y agoYes, certain ways of making money should absolutely be on outrage, sometimes to the point of being made illegal.
- xwdv 6y agoWhy? It brings tax revenue, and doesn’t harm the environment.
- uhhyeahdude 6y agoWait, are people are not part of the environment? Encouraging addiction for the sake of tax revenue is probably not sustainable.
- blackrock 6y agoWhat is 1,5 billion? Can’t you folks use decimal points correctly?
- jhbadger 6y agoA lot of businesses buy other businesses simply to shut them down and reduce competition, though.
- anonymousab 6y agoManager or Exec A closes the deal and acquires a successful moneyfountain studio. Good for business! Manager or Exec B fires a failing, unsuccessful or insubordinate employee, or saves the company money by reducing headcount and the complexity of running a studio. Good for business! They're two separate, distinct operations. A and B are not necessarily the same person, though they can be. It's not a planned evil scheme or anything like that; the separation of time alone makes them independent events with independent motivations (in most cases, as tearing down another person's sandcastle to build up your own does happen sometimes too). "Don't anthropomorphize your lawnmower" and so on.