Twitch offically aquired by Amazon

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r4pture

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http://blog.twitch.tv/2014/08/a-letter-from-the-ceo-august-25-2014/

https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/503996320349057024

No "late-state talks". No rumors. Its official. Its done. Twitch is now an Amazon company.

http://blog.twitch.tv/2014/08/a-letter-from-the-ceo-august-25-2014/

https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/503996320349057024

No "late-state talks". No rumors. Its official. Its done. Twitch is now an Amazon company.

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Vash

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inb4 amazon prime is needed to listen to copyrighted music

#3

icTus

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I just saw summit1g read this. I hope the music mute will end. Who knows, time will tell

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Twilitlord

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AmazonJohn

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WARHURYEAH

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This is a pretty good move, ignoring Amazons shitty smart phones they haven't really done much wrong, they cater to their customers and if you've ever dealt with their customer service it's normally top notch.

They'll also help massively with the hosting side of things as well.

This is a pretty good move, ignoring Amazons shitty smart phones they haven't really done much wrong, they cater to their customers and if you've ever dealt with their customer service it's normally top notch.

They'll also help massively with the hosting side of things as well.

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cheesey

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well. fuck.

#7

kaiserReg

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yay?

#8

413

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"Your talent, your passion, your dedication to gaming, your memes, your brilliance – these have made Twitch what it is today.

[i]"Your talent, your passion, your dedication to gaming, your [b]memes[/b], your brilliance – these have made Twitch what it is today.[/i]

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iFY_

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Amazon with the swoop

#10

Oblivionage

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thank GOD it wasn't google

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Permzilla

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someone tell me how to feel please

#12

hithere

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better than google at least

let's hope they make some good changes to twitch :D

better than google at least

let's hope they make some good changes to twitch :D

#13

mathsad

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much happier about this outcome, fuck youtube. plus amazon has experience from AWS in running large infrastructures so its a natural choice.

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Rayiner

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Permzillasomeone tell me how to feel please

http://win.brm.sk/sip-slurp.gif

[quote=Permzilla]someone tell me how to feel please[/quote]
[img]http://win.brm.sk/sip-slurp.gif[/img]

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defy

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Permzillasomeone tell me how to feel please

good, because google+ isn't involved now

[quote=Permzilla]someone tell me how to feel please[/quote]

good, because google+ isn't involved now

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Rayiner

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defyPermzillasomeone tell me how to feel please
good, because google+ isn't involved now

I bet there's a Amazon equivalent to G+.

[quote=defy][quote=Permzilla]someone tell me how to feel please[/quote]

good, because google+ isn't involved now[/quote]

I bet there's a Amazon equivalent to G+.

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Possimpible

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I imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.

#18

MasterKuni

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Permzillasomeone tell me how to feel pleaseMasterKuniI have no reason to think that this acquisition will be either better or worse for users than Google

[quote=Permzilla]someone tell me how to feel please[/quote]

[quote=MasterKuni]I have no reason to think that this acquisition will be either better or worse for users than Google[/quote]

#19

atmo

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We chose Amazon

Interesting!

[quote]We [b]chose[/b] Amazon[/quote]

Interesting!

#20

HK

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One concern is that amazon has a bad rep as an employer. Friends at companies who've been acquired by amazon complain about the new management, and some have left their otherwise very good development jobs.

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narf

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Interesting. I read an article a few weeks ago that speculated the content ID system that twitch implemented was a move twitch did on it's own in order to make them seem more marketable after talks with Google fell through. Looks like it worked.

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Leftism

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PossimpibleI imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.

But which is the lesser of two evils? Muted music or a pop-up asking if you want to buy it?

[quote=Possimpible]I imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.[/quote]

But which is the lesser of two evils? Muted music or a pop-up asking if you want to buy it?

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alosec

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LeftismPossimpibleI imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.
But which is the lesser of two evils? Muted music or a pop-up asking if you want to buy it?

joking, right? obviously a pop-up is better than muting

[quote=Leftism][quote=Possimpible]I imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.[/quote]

But which is the lesser of two evils? Muted music or a pop-up asking if you want to buy it?[/quote]
joking, right? obviously a pop-up is better than muting

#24

MasterKuni

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Maybe they'll allow streaming Amazon Prime music through your Twitch stream? That'd be great.

#25

WARHURYEAH

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narfInteresting. I read an article a few weeks ago that speculated the content ID system that twitch implemented was a move twitch did on it's own in order to make them seem more marketable after talks with Google fell through. Looks like it worked.

No, this is mainly down so individuals don't get sued, there had been a rather large rumour 2 years ago about twitch not allowing music at all, this was going to be an issue that had to be addressed as twitch has been growing so quickly. One of the guys there said that they had to do it as if they get sued the company would probably go under. They have to start showing they are making the effort.

[quote=narf]Interesting. I read an article a few weeks ago that speculated the content ID system that twitch implemented was a move twitch did on it's own in order to make them seem more marketable after talks with Google fell through. Looks like it worked.[/quote]

No, this is mainly down so individuals don't get sued, there had been a rather large rumour 2 years ago about twitch not allowing music at all, this was going to be an issue that had to be addressed as twitch has been growing so quickly. One of the guys there said that they had to do it as if they get sued the company would probably go under. They have to start showing they are making the effort.

#26

Getawhale

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Can't wait for people to learn more about Amazon as a business because it's obvious nobody knows what to think yet.

Twitch is growing faster than they can handle.. guess who does infrastructure and content delivery and logistics better than almost anyone?

This is like your paper route being bought by UPS. This is good.

Can't wait for people to learn more about Amazon as a business because it's obvious nobody knows what to think yet.

Twitch is growing faster than they can handle.. guess who does infrastructure and content delivery and logistics better than almost anyone?

This is like your paper route being bought by UPS. This is good.

#27

Kaneco

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PossimpibleI imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.

A logical solution that also doesn't hurt their consumers? I only believe it when I see it

[quote=Possimpible]I imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.[/quote]

A logical solution that also doesn't hurt their consumers? I only believe it when I see it

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Leftism

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AloSecLeftismPossimpibleI imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.
But which is the lesser of two evils? Muted music or a pop-up asking if you want to buy it?joking, right? obviously a pop-up is better than muting

Sorry, reading text with sarcasm that wasn't there. :(

[quote=AloSec][quote=Leftism][quote=Possimpible]I imagine amazon putting up buy links for music instead of muting everything. That would be wonderful.[/quote]

But which is the lesser of two evils? Muted music or a pop-up asking if you want to buy it?[/quote]
joking, right? obviously a pop-up is better than muting[/quote]

Sorry, reading text with sarcasm that wasn't there. :(

#29

dango

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GetawhaleThis is like your paper route being bought by UPS. This is good.

I dunno, I think paperboys are more reliable than UPS

[quote=Getawhale]This is like your paper route being bought by UPS. This is good.[/quote]
I dunno, I think paperboys are more reliable than UPS

#30

Gasoline_Based

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rip in Kappa

Well I'm actually excited to see if this changes anything, it can hardly be any worse to me it seems.

rip in Kappa

Well I'm actually excited to see if this changes anything, it can hardly be any worse to me it seems.