Microsoft addresses the huge Xbox leaks: here’s Phil Spencer’s full memo - eviltoast

The leaks revealed plans for a revised Xbox Series X.

  • hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Investors generally want to get a positive ROI. They don’t want to tank the company to the point where it can be acquired by another company for pennies on the dollar.

    Look at Nokia. When they hired a former Microsoft exec, they weren’t expecting him to tank the entire company so it could be acquired by Microsoft.

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      1 year ago

      The term “activist investor” exists for a reason. And nothing from that email suggests that MS was looking to “tank” Nintendo in some nefarious plot.