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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, but I'd be more terrified of Microsoft. A company worth more than nations, (current market cap puts it about the 10th richest country in the world), and who routinely tells other companies to pony up - and they do (look up a software audit if you want to see a corporate shakedown).

[–] spiritedpause 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sorry to nitpick, but I see the comparison of a company market cap with country GDP a lot and it's a pet peeve of mine lol. Market cap is the value of the company, while GDP is equivalent to the total "revenue" that a country's economy generated that year. So a better comparison would be 2022 Microsoft revenue vs 2022 GDP of a country.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Market cap isn't even really the value of a company. It's just the last trade price times the number of shares. If someone wanted to buy it, the price would be higher. If someone wanted to sell it, the price would be lower.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And gdp is one of the worst ways to measure the economy of the country.

You don't need to be sorry. I guess I should rephrase my original statement to say Microsoft could buy unity, and the shareholders might not even notice in the quarterly earnings call.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Unity would like that though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nintendo looooves to sue people over so many things though