Why Microsoft Wants Discord
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Why Microsoft Wants Discord
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#2Discord is capable of organic growth. Teams isn't.
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#3I wonder whether Microsoft would try and tie Discord accounts to Microsoft accounts. I think it'd be a bad call, as unlike Mojang (to be fair, it took years for Microsoft to actually migrate them), Discord does have a proper accounts infrastructure built up, one which is used as an authentication service of its own. Easier integration and auto signup with MSFT accounts, sure, but I think it would be a mistake to do a migration.
LinkedIn and Github are good examples to show that they wouldn't.
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#4> "Creation, creation, creation" said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Microsoft knows its mantras well.
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#5Is seems to me the top five software companies are on a never-ending quest to buy up every other promising software company. GitHub, Twitch, Mojang, Instagram, WhatsApp... I'd love to see a few smaller software companies refuse to get bought up and instead cultivate an independent mindset. Otherwise, we end up with a world completely dominated by Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook.
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#6Sometimes I wonder if the world would be better or worse if there was a max size for companies.
It’s also interesting how many chat apps are acquired and exist. Just how large is that market?
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#7> "Creation, creation, creation" said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft knows its mantras well.
In this case, they bought it, bought it, bought it.
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#8> "Creation, creation, creation" said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft knows its mantras well.
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#9Is seems to me the top five software companies are on a never-ending quest to buy up every other promising software company. GitHub, Twitch, Mojang, Instagram, WhatsApp... I'd love to see a few smaller software companies refuse to get bought up and instead cultivate an independent mindset. Otherwise, we end up with a world completely dominated by Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook.
Unfortunately the smaller companies don't have a choice. Many acquisitions from Big Tech come with a threat - sell your company or we will move into your space and tank your valuation.
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#10Is seems to me the top five software companies are on a never-ending quest to buy up every other promising software company. GitHub, Twitch, Mojang, Instagram, WhatsApp... I'd love to see a few smaller software companies refuse to get bought up and instead cultivate an independent mindset. Otherwise, we end up with a world completely dominated by Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook.
>I'd love to see a few smaller software companies refuse to get bought up and instead cultivate an independent mindset.
Didn't Oakley sunglasses try something similar when Luxottica first tried to buy them and then Luxottica managed to ruin them and ended up buying them much cheaper?
And hasn't Microsoft already done the same to a large number of startups?