Google Buys Twitch for $1B

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  1. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    Google has signed a deal to buy game-livestreaming firm Twitch for $1 billion, confirmed sources. The deal underscores the value of live Internet streaming and the rise of competitive gaming as a...

    Google Buys Twitch for $1B
     
  2. PhazeDelta1

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    IMO, Google got it for pennies. Twitch is worth 10 times more, minimum. The add revenue alone will be in the billions.
     
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    Could see that coming months ago. There was some direct competition with youtube, so no more competition there since they are all part of the same company now.
     
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    Kiss Justin.tv goodbye.
     

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    Yea I'm not sure I like this at all. Seems like Google manages to screw everything up that they buy. I mean what's next...Google going to buy Walmart?
     
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    Google doesn't have that much money lol
     
  7. fantaskarsef

    fantaskarsef Ancient Guru

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    Yet.
     
  8. PhazeDelta1

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    Fair enough :nerd:
     
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    ya google is turning into a massive monopoly...buying anything and everything internet related...not good!
     
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    Agreed. My Walmart thing was a bit far fetched. But in all reality I can see if the whole Comcast/Time Warner merger goes through, Google picking up Comcast since they already have somewhat of a fiber network down. This would save Google the labor in installing it as well as make a nice little customer base already. They're turning into a bit too much of a huge monopoly...
     

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    We probably are existing in a world of monopolies and such companies already. To me it started with the light bulb cartell back in the 19th century, if you have ever heard of it.
     
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    **** sake! Here comes google+ bull**** & blocked streams because it got flagged for some bull****! :banana:
     
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    I just hope they don't interfere with people's choice of music playing on their streams.
     
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    Here comes GEMA for Germany :D
     

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    Content Creators got to be pissed. Those revenue streams just got reduced. Google is not going to pay you twice.
     
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    Well whats left?

    Microsoft.

    Googlesoft?


    Windroid 9.1?

    Cooooooooool. :)
     
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    That's one way to grow Google+.
     
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    I called it, Twitch Interactive Inc just shut down Justin.tv. I guess Google/Youtube did not want the extra baggage.
     
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    "Twitch has announced a number of major changes to how it system works, it will now flag videos with copyrighted audio, muting the soundtrack, and anything older then three weeks will now get deleted!"
     

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