[AccessD] OT - Valve and Blizzard Execs Condemn Windows 8 as 'a catastrophe'

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sun Jul 29 11:27:07 CDT 2012


I have to say the "30% for Apple" mentality is one thing that stops me cold from buying Apple.  When 
it becomes "30% for Microsoft" just to use their store...

Me thinks not.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 7/29/2012 2:33 AM, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote:
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> Anyone who knows anything about video games knows that Valve and Blizzard belong to a handful of highly influential and important gaming companies and publishers out there. Lately they have become vocal about their views on Windows 8 and it has not been positive at all.
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>> "I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that's true, then it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that eventuality," said Newell according to an AllThingsD report.
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>> Now that statement has been backed up by executive vice president of game design at Blizzard Rob Pardo. "nice interview with Gabe Newell - "I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space* - not awesome for Blizzard either,"
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> Source: http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/10481/20120727/windows-8-pending-release-marred-blizzard-valve.htm
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> The strength of Windows has long been due to video games and MS Office (although I would say video games has been disproportionately more important). If a company like Valve is expending this much effort to bring their platform to Linux, this is surely a clear sign that Windows 8 is in for a bumpy ride - perhaps worse than what was with Vista. Microsoft is burning bridges left and right these days.
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> - Hans
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