Re: Bobby Kotick Lands on his feet

On 3/11/2024 4:53 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

<snark mode=full power>
 I know we've all been very concerned about what Bobby Kotick -
long-term CEO of Activision - is going to be doing with his time now
that he's no longer CEO of Activision. After all, he's such a
/beloved/ personality and under his guidance Activision became the
awesomely innovative company it is today. That's how we all remember
Bobby, right?
 

Who?

Well, don't worry; he's making do. In fact, he's thinking of buying
TikTok.* And I can't think of an online community more deserving of
him.
 Okay, maybe that's unfair to TikTok (I'm not anti-TikTok because I'm
old; I'm anti-TikTok because I prefer long-form communication). I'm
not sure any community deserves Bobby leading it.
 

Musk has already claimed 'X', is he going to rename this to 'Y'?

It's not confirmed, this rumor of his acquiring the company. He's
merely 'expressed interest'. He's also said that he sees it as
valuable for training AI models,

I do not want to be on the same planet as an AI "trained" on TikTok. Maybe not even the same star system....

instead of, you know, as an online community. I guess it isn't at all surprising that he sees it as a
resource to be mined rather than valued for itself.

It has value for itself?

 Of course, even with all the money he looted - erm, I mean,
legitmately earned through hard work - from Activision, Kotick won't
be able to afford TikTok all on his lonesome.  Fortunately, he's
thinking of involving such treasured luminaries as Sam Altman in the
purchase. I'm sure with two such endearing personalities leading the
charge, TikTok will soar to new heights.
 And we won't have to worry about Bobby anymore.
 

Who?

 * read here:
https://www.wsj.com/tech/why-the-new-effort-to-ban-tiktok-caught-fire-with-lawmakers-7cd3f980?st=jnjw9hqtrb8mfct&s=03
 

No thank you.
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