JonnyLaw Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: In that case, it would be kill competition and deeply strengthen their own library. Plus, outside the Cloud Services, Amazon runs on a similar business model anyway. Yeah, killing the competition/building their library is exactly why they would do it. I could also see AmazonFlix boxes becoming a thing in Whole Foods/Amazon Locker locations, taking a bite out of Redbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 On 12/19/2017 at 1:17 PM, JonnyLaw said: I feel like the end game for Netflix is going to be Amazon buying them in a year or two. And given the whatevs attitude that regulators are taking towards mergers and net neutrality, Netflix's best strategy it to make itself as desirable and buyable as possible. If you're going to be put out of business anyway, get yourself bought out. Don't get pushed into bankruptcy trying in vain to compete. Or as my homie, Blade, put it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Latest talk I saw was that Apple wants to buy Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 So allegedly Comcast is suddenly making a $60 billion dollar "all cash" offer to try and essentially steal Fox from Disney, but only if the AT&T Time Warner purchase goes through. So yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 11:31 AM, J.T. said: And given the whatevs attitude that regulators are taking towards mergers and net neutrality, Netflix's best strategy it to make itself as desirable and buyable as possible. If you're going to be put out of business anyway, get yourself bought out. Don't get pushed into bankruptcy trying in vain to compete. Or as my homie, Blade, put it: I think any sort of mergers involving Amazon are going to face opposition from Dear Leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Disney, the home of Mickey Mouse and Disney World and ESPN and Star Wars and Marvel and ABC... it's kind of mind boggling that another corporation can swoop in and be like "Fuck that.. I raise you!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Well, if Disney wants to play a bidding war, they'll probably win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I don't know I think Comcast is richer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: I don't know I think Comcast is richer. With how much they charge fools like me for cable I can definitely see them somehow being richer than Disney. Those greedy-ass motherfuckers dare added another $20-$30 to my bill (going to be an interesting phone call when I call to bitch about it) Both companies are greedy and I'm not a fan of monopolizing other companies. But if this is going to happen then I'd rather Disney buy Fox. At least they can hopefully make good use of the once-untouchable Marvel stuff like X Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 44 minutes ago, NikoBaltimore said: Both companies are greedy and I'm not a fan of monopolizing other companies. But if this is going to happen then I'd rather Disney buy Fox. At least they can hopefully make good use of the once-untouchable Marvel stuff like X Men. This is my #1 reason I want Disney to buy Fox. My #2 reason is that I hate Comcast, and I hope they burn in hell as a staff, a company, and a motherfucking crew. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Yeah, if Comcast ends up buying Fox I'll cut the cord for good. I'd do it now but I'm not paying a couple hundred to end the contract early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I was having a conversation with my mom about how shitty Verizon's customer service is, and how we hated dealing with them. I then went on to tell her about how I'd deal with them way before Comcast, because they made me sign up for a bundle package despite not having cable or a home telephone. It was legitimately impossible for me to sign up for internet without signing up for all three services, and there were no other high speed internet providers for that building. Then when that promotion was over, they started charging me for the cable and telephone (like $250 extra), despite me telling them repeatedly that I don't need either. They did this 4 months in a row before they actually corrected the issue in their system. She then started telling me about Sprint, and how at one point pre-internet, they would deliberately stop sending bills in the mail. So she called them because they started charging her all types of fees(they charged her late fees, cut off her phone and charged a deactivation fee, and then a reactivation fee > $1000) and the woman on the phone told her, "You knew you had an account, you should have paid it." This is pre-internet, so there is no way to see your balance, schedule a payment, or do anything else unless you drive to one of their stores. So we deal with Verizon, because they suck ass, but at least they haven't tried to charge us hundreds of extra dollars just to gouge us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 35 minutes ago, supremebve said: I was having a conversation with my mom about how shitty Verizon's customer service is, and how we hated dealing with them. I then went on to tell her about how I'd deal with them way before Comcast, because they made me sign up for a bundle package despite not having cable or a home telephone. It was legitimately impossible for me to sign up for internet without signing up for all three services, and there were no other high speed internet providers for that building. Then when that promotion was over, they started charging me for the cable and telephone (like $250 extra), despite me telling them repeatedly that I don't need either. They did this 4 months in a row before they actually corrected the issue in their system. She then started telling me about Sprint, and how at one point pre-internet, they would deliberately stop sending bills in the mail. So she called them because they started charging her all types of fees(they charged her late fees, cut off her phone and charged a deactivation fee, and then a reactivation fee > $1000) and the woman on the phone told her, "You knew you had an account, you should have paid it." This is pre-internet, so there is no way to see your balance, schedule a payment, or do anything else unless you drive to one of their stores. So we deal with Verizon, because they suck ass, but at least they haven't tried to charge us hundreds of extra dollars just to gouge us. I like that I've lived in places where the population is < 100,000 so the cable/phone/internet have been limited. If you want options besides the local yokels, I suggest you not move to Vicksburg, MS (if you lived in the apartment complex I was at, DISH and DirecTV is off the table). I was on the Sprint family plan for awhile (a nightmare because my siblings never had their portion of the bill on time) before I switched to Verizon and now I got U-Verse for internet/cable. I've haven't had issues with either outside of going over my allotted data w/ Verizon, but that got hammered out pretty quickly. I got behind on my U-Verse bill like one time and it was high as giraffe pussy, but again, no longer an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Just a reminder I'm sure you are probably aware @NikoBaltimore Comcast outside of robbing people which is a very lucrative business, they also own Universal and NBC so they have their major motion picture company and one of the largest music entities etc. They probably own a ton of other shit too. I hate Disney for a lot of reasons and what they've done with ESPN is an abomination but yes if its them or Comcast at least we would get some good X-Men movies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Honestly? I wouldn't be shocked if part of the hard bidding is so they can force Disney to let them distribute MCU films since Disney basically grabbed Hulk after 'Incredible' and refused to solo round him. If a Comcast owned Fox becomes willing to do a Spider-man style connection to the MCU while also being able to do shit like Deadpool without issue, I can see that being of value to them. Not $60b in value, but a nice plus on the top of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Fox Shareholders will vote on wether or not to accept the merger with Disney on July 10th. Turning it down puts Comcast back in play, however Comcast's bid is only good *if* the judge allows the AT&T/Time Warner merger to proceed, which I think it likely will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Comcast has offered $65 billion for 21st Century Fox. Live look at Fox: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 That sound you hear is Disney firing up the Death Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Dear Comcast: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I petition to change the period in the thread title to a question mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Some analysts think Disney and Comcast could end up splitting Fox’s assets, with Disney getting what they want and Comcast getting Sky (which is what people think they mainly want anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 None of these corporate mergers will be good for us. Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Fox accepted Disney's $71 billion. It's not a done deal yet, but it's going to be pretty hard for Comcast to make another bid without making their debt load even bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Disney deal back on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 A part of me wants to say, "I, for one, welcome our new murine overlords", but yeah, all these deals are scummy. The only plus would be Comcast losing, because they're losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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