Rose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 18 hours agoEpic 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'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down14cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1403arrow-down1external-linkEpic 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'www.pcgamer.comRose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square57fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69·18 hours agoYeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
minus-squareStupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·15 hours agoLikewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·16 hours agoI don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
minus-squarePonyOfWarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·15 hours agoWhy wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoIsn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?
minus-squarePonyOfWarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoNot 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.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoI think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b
Yeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
Likewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
I don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
Why wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
Isn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?
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.
I think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b