donta1979
Primarch
- Total Posts : 15874
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/02/11 19:27:15
- Location: In the land of Florida Man!
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 72
Heatware Retired from AAA Game Industry Jeep Wranglers, English Bulldog Rescue USAF, USANG, US ARMY Combat Veteran My Build Intel Core I9 13900K, ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB, 32gb G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 7200mhz CL34 DDR5, ASUS Rog Strix Z790-E, ASUS Rog Strix OC 4090, ASUS ROG Wingwall Graphics Card Holder, Seagate limited Edition Cyberpunk 2077 m.2, 2x Samsung 980 m.2 1TB's, 980 & 990 Pro m.2 2TB's, ASUS ROG Hyperion GR701, ASUS ROG Thor 1200W Platinum II, Cablemod RT-Series Pro ModMesh Sleeved 12VHPWR Carbon, ASUS Rog Swift PG35VQ 35", Acer EI342CKR Pbmiippx 34", ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition mouse, Rog Claymore II keyboard, TCL home entertainment Sound Bar w/Wireless Sub, Steelseries Johnny Silverhand Headset Microsoft Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox controller
|
aka_STEVE_b
EGC Admin
- Total Posts : 17692
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2006/02/26 06:45:46
- Location: OH
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 69
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 08:24:44
(permalink)
what a waste of money....
AMD RYZEN 9 5900X 12-core cpu~ ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero ~ EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3~ G.SKILL Trident Z NEO 32GB DDR4-3600 ~ Phanteks Eclipse P400s red case ~ EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G+ PSU ~ Intel 660p M.2 drive~ Crucial MX300 275 GB SSD ~WD 2TB SSD ~CORSAIR H115i RGB Pro XT 280mm cooler ~ CORSAIR Dark Core RGB Pro mouse ~ CORSAIR K68 Mech keyboard ~ HGST 4TB Hd.~ AOC AGON 32" monitor 1440p @ 144Hz ~ Win 10 x64
|
transdogmifier
CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member
- Total Posts : 6114
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2003/09/05 14:26:21
- Location: Orlando, Fl
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 17
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 08:35:26
(permalink)
And now the end begins for Discord.
AMD Ryzen 7900x3d Deepcool LT720 Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX X670 (Might change..don't like this board) eVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming (Hybrid kit on it) Asus ROG Swift PG43UQ 4k Monitor eVGA 1600W Supernova T2 PSU 32GB Kingston 6000 DDR5 (2x16GB) Fury Corsair MP600 Pro 2TB (Boot) Corsair MP600 2TB (Games/Data) Phanteks P500A Case
|
Xavier Zepherious
CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member
- Total Posts : 6746
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2010/07/04 12:53:39
- Location: Medicine Hat ,Alberta, Canada
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 16
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 09:38:50
(permalink)
Ric rolled....lol bogus - they are still in talds
|
atfrico
Omnipotent Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 12753
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/05/20 16:16:06
- Location: <--Dip, Dip, Potato Chip!-->
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 25
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 09:38:54
(permalink)
Talk about taking over things most people use🙄
T hose who abuse power, are nothing but scumbags! The challenge of power is how to use it and not abuse it. The abuse of power that seems to create the most unhappiness is when a person uses personal power to get ahead without regards to the welfare of others, people are obsessed with it. You can take a nice person and turn them into a slob, into an insane being, craving power, destroying anything that stands in their way. Affiliate Code: 3T15O1S07G
|
Brad_Hawthorne
Insert Custom Title Here
- Total Posts : 23174
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2004/06/06 16:13:06
- Location: Dazed & Confused
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 39
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 11:41:22
(permalink)
Microsoft is at least consistent. When they can't innovate they buy it after others want to cash out. At least EA, Apple, Facebook or Twitter didn't buy it.
|
rjohnson11
EVGA Forum Moderator
- Total Posts : 102028
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2004/10/05 12:44:35
- Location: Netherlands
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 84
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 11:44:21
(permalink)
I'm curious to see how Microsoft will recoup their investment.
|
Brad_Hawthorne
Insert Custom Title Here
- Total Posts : 23174
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2004/06/06 16:13:06
- Location: Dazed & Confused
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 39
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 11:47:47
(permalink)
rjohnson11 I'm curious to see how Microsoft will recoup their investment.
They'll datamine it and monetize it with Microsoft ads my guess.
|
ty_ger07
Insert Custom Title Here
- Total Posts : 21159
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/04/10 23:48:15
- Location: traveler
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 270
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 15:22:58
(permalink)
And just like that, some new app named Accord will be made for $10,000 and everyone will jump over to that app. Why Microsoft would spend so much for a user base which is so volatile and fickle, I have no idea. What happened to Skype, Microsoft?
What a bad investment.
ASRock Z77 • Intel Core i7 3770K • EVGA GTX 1080 • Samsung 850 Pro • Seasonic PRIME 600W Titanium My EVGA Score: 1546 • Zero Associates Points • I don't shill
|
atfrico
Omnipotent Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 12753
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/05/20 16:16:06
- Location: <--Dip, Dip, Potato Chip!-->
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 25
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 16:24:57
(permalink)
ty_ger07 And just like that, some new app named Accord will be made for $10,000 and everyone will jump over to that app. Why Microsoft would spend so much for a user base which is so volatile and fickle, I have no idea. What happened to Skype, Microsoft?
What a bad investment.
They want to own where they can make money from, just like skype, discord will be no more
T hose who abuse power, are nothing but scumbags! The challenge of power is how to use it and not abuse it. The abuse of power that seems to create the most unhappiness is when a person uses personal power to get ahead without regards to the welfare of others, people are obsessed with it. You can take a nice person and turn them into a slob, into an insane being, craving power, destroying anything that stands in their way. Affiliate Code: 3T15O1S07G
|
Hoggle
EVGA Forum Moderator
- Total Posts : 10084
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2003/10/13 22:10:45
- Location: Eugene, OR
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 4
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 16:29:05
(permalink)
It seems odd to do this after they shut down Mixer. I would have thought that Microsoft would have bought Discord and merged it with Mixer but who knows maybe they plan to use Mixer remains to add to Discord.
|
GTXJackBauer
Omnipotent Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 10320
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2010/04/19 22:23:25
- Location: (EVGA Discount) Associate Code : LMD3DNZM9LGK8GJ
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 48
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/26 20:50:42
(permalink)
aka_STEVE_b what a waste of money....
Last time I used a communications platform from M$ (Skype), I got DoS'd while playing WoW. Eventually another platform will emerge once the exodus commences.
Use this Associate Code at your checkouts or follow these instructions for Up to 10% OFF on all your EVGA purchases: LMD3DNZM9LGK8GJ
|
donta1979
Primarch
- Total Posts : 15874
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/02/11 19:27:15
- Location: In the land of Florida Man!
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 72
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/27 06:09:47
(permalink)
Brad_Hawthorne Microsoft is at least consistent. When they can't innovate they buy it after others want to cash out. At least EA, Apple, Facebook or Twitter didn't buy it.
Very true EA, Apple are also two very big ones where great things normally go to die.
Heatware Retired from AAA Game Industry Jeep Wranglers, English Bulldog Rescue USAF, USANG, US ARMY Combat Veteran My Build Intel Core I9 13900K, ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB, 32gb G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 7200mhz CL34 DDR5, ASUS Rog Strix Z790-E, ASUS Rog Strix OC 4090, ASUS ROG Wingwall Graphics Card Holder, Seagate limited Edition Cyberpunk 2077 m.2, 2x Samsung 980 m.2 1TB's, 980 & 990 Pro m.2 2TB's, ASUS ROG Hyperion GR701, ASUS ROG Thor 1200W Platinum II, Cablemod RT-Series Pro ModMesh Sleeved 12VHPWR Carbon, ASUS Rog Swift PG35VQ 35", Acer EI342CKR Pbmiippx 34", ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition mouse, Rog Claymore II keyboard, TCL home entertainment Sound Bar w/Wireless Sub, Steelseries Johnny Silverhand Headset Microsoft Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox controller
|
529th
SSC Member
- Total Posts : 622
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2009/08/18 17:38:02
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/03/27 08:13:39
(permalink)
What was it before this? Ventrillo or what was the other one? EDIT: team speak? lol I can't believe MS paid that much for it a VoIP tiny bit of software
post edited by 529th - 2021/03/27 08:58:43
|
NazcaC2
EGC Admin
- Total Posts : 7419
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/06/21 09:43:08
- Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 38
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/21 06:38:52
(permalink)
Intel i9-12900K ASUS Prime Z690-A Corsair 850W RM850x Windows 11 Professional Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB Corsair Dominator 32GB DDR5 5200MHz EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING 4x Samsung 2TB 980 Pro SSD + 1x ADATA 512GB SU800 Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB SIGNATURE SERIES Mid-Tower - Neon Night
|
Cool GTX
EVGA Forum Moderator
- Total Posts : 30908
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2010/12/12 14:22:25
- Location: Folding for the Greater Good
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 122
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/21 07:39:30
(permalink)
NazcaC2 Update
(excerpt abbreviated) Discord "earned about $130 million in revenue in 2020 but still isn’t profitable" Dang, they are spending a ton @ over $10.83 Million/month
|
wmmills
CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member
- Total Posts : 5679
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2006/01/04 20:47:29
- Location: New Jersey
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 40
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/21 10:19:51
(permalink)
Cool GTX
NazcaC2 Update
(excerpt abbreviated) Discord "earned about $130 million in revenue in 2020 but still isn’t profitable" Dang, they are spending a ton @ over $10.83 Million/month
Well, that makes more sense why they wanted it now.... tax shelter! Gotta have at least one company losing money to offset the ones making it. Thats besides them taking another service they cant compete with or out innovate out of there way.
MOBO: EVGA x299 Dark, CPU: I9 10900X, RAM: Patriot Viper RGB 3600 32gb, SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB, M2: Samsung 970 EVO+ 1TB, PSU: CoolerMaster M2 1500, CPU HSF: EVGA 240 CLC HSF~ P/P EK Furious Vardar, G-CARD:EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming w/Hybrid kit and Noctua IPPC 3000 P/P, CASE: LIAN-LI PC-V2010B w/ Window mod, OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit, MON: Alienware AW3821DW New EVGA product? Register it NOW with this link: http://www.evga.com/register/default.asp?affiliatecode=4QFQRAMOII Help Our Vets From K-2! [link=https://strongholdfreedom
|
soldorado
New Member
- Total Posts : 12
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/27 10:22:01
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Flagged as Spam (2)
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/27 10:35:29
(permalink)
|
Xavier Zepherious
CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member
- Total Posts : 6746
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2010/07/04 12:53:39
- Location: Medicine Hat ,Alberta, Canada
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 16
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/27 11:40:41
(permalink)
NOT discord turned them down The Wall Street Journal writes that "according to people familiar with the matter," Discord has stopped talking to Microsoft, but it's still interested in a potential initial public offering at some point. However, a sale is still not completely off the table. The WSJ reports that the parties could come together again and rekindle a deal later. https://www.androidpolice...communication-service/
|
lexxon87
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/12/10 16:15:45
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/27 17:33:15
(permalink)
While Microsoft is doing some really interesting things in the gaming realm (GamePass, relaxed exclusive rules, etc.), what they did to Skype is still pretty...amazing(ly bad). Skype should have been leading the way during COVID for video calls if it was still the Skype of old, and MS just absolutely ruined it after purchase, so Zoom and others filled the void. Discord is an awesome product and I'd hate for it to go down the toilet too.
|
kneehawk
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/27 17:27:33
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/27 18:33:04
(permalink)
well my office uses Microsoft teams... and I actually prefer it over zoom
|
pigumon
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/27 17:36:49
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Flagged as Spam (1)
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/27 18:34:00
(permalink)
|
kyoushirou
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/25 17:20:05
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/28 05:56:19
(permalink)
They might make more off an IPO.
|
shinoubu
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 103
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/22 07:01:57
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/28 09:47:34
(permalink)
kneehawk well my office uses Microsoft teams... and I actually prefer it over zoom
My office uses Microsoft Teams as well, tbh after what they did with skype, i was expecting the worst, but it was a pleasant surprise how well it actually runs. Lots of usefull features and (while some of them are of questionable value) actual regular UI updates, that improve the usage. If they do aquire Discord, i hope they wont repeat skype though.
|
heyshoosh
New Member
- Total Posts : 10
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2020/10/20 12:37:46
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/28 09:53:55
(permalink)
shinoubu
kneehawk well my office uses Microsoft teams... and I actually prefer it over zoom
My office uses Microsoft Teams as well, tbh after what they did with skype, i was expecting the worst, but it was a pleasant surprise how well it actually runs. Lots of usefull features and (while some of them are of questionable value) actual regular UI updates, that improve the usage. If they do aquire Discord, i hope they wont repeat skype though.
Yeah same here. Turned out pretty well actually.
|
Bluuhaku
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 105
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/27 14:21:22
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/28 10:48:01
(permalink)
This deals been called off, for better or worse. I definitely prefer discord to any other online meeting software regardless.
|
daramonyn
New Member
- Total Posts : 37
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/26 15:08:58
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/28 12:42:18
(permalink)
I prefer using Discord this way.
|
TexAg12
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 103
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/28 06:11:29
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/28 13:09:52
(permalink)
donta1979 Well sigh hope it remains awesome. Honestly they should had held onto it a bit longer. But 11 something billion is hard to pass up.
donta1979
I doubt it they destroyed Skype soooo. Also I thought they pulled out of the deal did they go back in?
- Intel Core i9-10850 3.6 GHz 10-core
- Asus PRIME Z490-A
- Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLZ 75 CFM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2x16 GB) DDR4-3200
- Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME
- Samsung 870 QVO 2 TB 2.5" SSD
- Fractal Design Meshify S2
- Corsair RM 750 W 80+ Gold
|
SterisTheGreen
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 101
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/28 16:54:55
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/28 21:52:54
(permalink)
I can't wait until its full of tracking and bloatware
Buying EVGA? Use this code at checkout for up to 10% off your purchase: ZT4D9972JE14HZW Already bought EVGA? Register your product here:
|
Xavier Zepherious
CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member
- Total Posts : 6746
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2010/07/04 12:53:39
- Location: Medicine Hat ,Alberta, Canada
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 16
Re: Microsoft buys Discord for over 11 billion
2021/04/28 22:11:23
(permalink)
Discord Turned them down - so where exactly is the bloatware coming from
|