ReBurn
Gold Member
As officers of the company, Nadella and Spencer can be held legally accountable for what they say in public about Microsoft and Xbox business. Their statements can affect stock price and trading patterns, which ultimately affects shareholder value and executives' wealth if they have equity in the company. US executives have gone to prison for propping up their businesses with lies.Who is willing to give me their mortgage/rent payment? Utilities, car/vehicle payment and other expenses. Add to that all of your disposable income for the month. I promise to give it all back an hour after you give it to me...
Nobody of sound mind would do that right? Because a promise is not legally binding. Once a person puts that money in my bank account, they have Zero legal recourse. That's how illegal scams work.
But we're 11 months into this deal being announced and people are still suggesting that because Phil Spencer "promised" to keep COD on PS that there should be no regulatory input. And that the deal should go through based on the strength of one man's word. I find that astonishing. I mean, a person can love their preferred platform. But adulation of a platform's CEO to the point where people actually believe his PR has legal merit, speaks more to a persons mental state.
You can love/hate Nintendo/PS/XBOX but dismissing the legal framework and international laws these companies operate under is nonsensical and plain stupid.
What Nadella and Spencer say in public about the business is a crafted PR message. But there's no reason to believe that it's an outright lie. What we, the public, lack is the specifics. "COD will remain on PlayStation" could mean many things. Hopefully regulators can get us a definition.