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Rose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 months ago

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'

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Rose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 months ago
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The Trump administration is expected to be softer on antitrust cases, which as we know are one of Sweeney's major pursuits.
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    Ffs trump and his lackeys making even Sweeney look good

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      Yeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”

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        Likewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.

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        Eh he once gave me an all you can drink pass at the after party for a gaming convention in Melbourne.

        So the quote is ‘get whatever you want, drinks are on me tonight’.

        Its still a complete mystery how I made it back to my hotel with no map, no local knowledge and on foot.

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        I don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.

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          Why wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.

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            Isn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?

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              Not at all, as far as I know. They’re making massive bank with Fortnite and they’re developing the engine used by >50% of modern AAA games.

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                I think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b

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      I’m just sitting here fingers crossed that Gabe doesn’t “donate” to the orange dipshit…

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        Won’t happen.

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      He’s also swimming in Chinese money, so this might not be a purely altruistic statement.

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      trump has opened the portal to Bizzaro World

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