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modwilliam

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    Comment #48493083

    AMC doesn't fit here, once you subscribe to a list there's basically no additional cost. And the lower tiers skip fees etc

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    Comment #46503284

    Yes, but you basically can't pay for them. Revenue is basically all from direct cosmetic sales or the battle passes

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    Comment #46503126

    Overwatch is not

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    Comment #44478033

    Where are these "publicly available sources"? Also, why are there so many round numbers and people missing from this list?

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    Comment #42645136

    There's a big difference between a bug that slipped through during a release or two and an actively user-hostile design decision

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    Comment #42645015

    Would be good to know if this is actually true. From a comment in the thread: > Assuming that you tested that this happening only during commercials. When you google the issue, it …

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    Comment #24100484

    It's stated to have a liberal slant, so especially on social issues it would disagree with Trump. It's also explicitly said bad things about Trump's demeanor or attitudes. However,…

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    Comment #24099928

    Have you tried The Economist?

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    Comment #23199108

    You can download your data from Google and Facebook

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    Comment #22258844

    I've taken a more recent version of this course and it seems that concepts were explained pretty well - particularly, the graphics in the slides were good at explaining the various…

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    Comment #21597638

    That's what the Pro subscription may end up being. I believe you get 2 free games with it for now, and they'll be adding more

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    Comment #21597209

    I hadn't heard of OnLive until there were comparisons to Stadia. On the other hand, Google is able to do some great first party advertising on YouTube.

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    Comment #21597129

    > it costs money, the service costs a monthly fee, and on top of it you have to buy the games While this is true now, you'll later be able to play games by only paying a monthly fe…

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    Comment #20119018

    Agree with your points. Just think the OP was being misleading about the hardware costs for either platform.

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    Comment #20118988

    I think it's worth trying it out before saying 20-30 ms is jarring

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    Comment #20118855

    Stadia can have $0 in additional hardware costs (assuming you already have a computer that runs Chrome). The fact that you already own the games on other platforms doesn't necessar…

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    Comment #19934782

    What I meant by "people like tetha" is people who can't play games on their own hardware, don't want to buy their own gaming hardware, and/or don't care about these rights.

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    Comment #19934698

    Cloud gaming probably isn't targeted to people like you, then. When the choice is between not being able to play the game at all (due to lacking sufficient hardware) and cloud gami…

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    Comment #19853152

    Pixel 3a will also be getting discounts, though. It's only launch and you can already get a $100 gift card at best buy with it

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    Comment #19820925

    Could you be more specific about what's worse on Messenger than WeChat?

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    Comment #19820785

    I agree, I just don't think it's the best positioned to compete with YouTube

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    Comment #19820779

    These are things that are bad about YouTube, but not why Pornhub is #2 ... Facebook/Instagram/Twitter definitely have a better shot.

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    Comment #19820663

    Why is it the best positioned company on earth to do so?

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    Comment #19628090

    Looks like you're zoomed in or have a larger default font size, so it's not fair to say this is the state of the web