• dis_da_mor@anarchist.nexus
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    3 days ago

    reminder that saudi arabia’s public fund has bought ea. they’re trying to squeeze out all the revenue they can. tumble down the enshittification pyramid

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      3 days ago

      That’s true, although very simplified. The slightly less simplified version is that Jared Kushner’s private equidy firm and the Saudis took a huge loan to buy EA then loaded the company with that debt. EA will be forced to sell a huge chunk of their portfolio and layoff thousands of people. If they survive this somehow they will be a shadow of what once was but more likely they’ll simply vanish soon. This shit should be completely illegal but I would lie if I said I’ll miss EA. A few people at the top getting filthy rich by destroying the company seems like a very fitting end for them.

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        2 days ago

        It should be illegal to buy a company on loan and transfer that debt to the company. You should be required to get your money back via dividends or by building the company up and reselling it.

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        2 days ago

        They won’t be missed, destroyer of game franchises, studios and pioneer in anti-consumer stuff and transforming games into gambling, children welcome.