Harrumph of the week: you cannot be serious?

26 Aug

Yesterday’s news that Amazon is intent on acquiring Twitch Interactive Inc. – a 3 year old venture with a million broadcasters and 55 million visitors per month – for around $970 million in cash, is yet another signal that your correspondent should perhaps wake up and take the games market seriously.

But having just been visited by two young grandchildren (with iPads) on their summer holidays, it is difficult to be serious.

The mind boggles.

Full story featuring the EvilLordPexagon here

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One Response to “Harrumph of the week: you cannot be serious?”

  1. Br0kenTeleph0n3 August 26, 2014 at 3:29 pm #

    Acquisition cost of under $20/head for a highly-engaged, cash-rich, free-spending customer base does not look outrageous, possibly a bargain.

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