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    I think what bothers me the most about Activision, and really mainly Bobby Kotick, is that they are so successful despite all their bad moves. Basically, Kotick has been cruising along by riding popular franchises until their cultural capital is squandered. Really, I think he is doing an extremely poor job of leading the company, but the money from WoW and CoD still leave him smelling like roses. He has damaged Activisions reputation time and time again, yet he seems untouchable.

    I think it would a great thing if gamers would get together and buy stock in Activision just to get the board power to throw his ass out.
    Feb 13, 2011 7:06am PST
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    I think what bothers me the most about Activision, and really mainly Bobby Kotick, is that they are so su... : Videosta

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      For a guy of his software background, you would think he would know better. However it would seem his con... : ImprobableJ
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        I do have to give Kotick credit that he is sometimes right when he makes his cutthroat moves. I would say... : Videosta
        • Still too soon, man! :( : CampKusoge
        • The Brutal Legend one I don't see as ruthless (though as you say what happened after was ugly), as it was... : ImprobableJ
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      It really feel like Bobby only cares about making as much money as possible while he's there, and whateve... : MHSilver
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        Saying that you would "never work with a public company" is almost equivalent to indie music artists sayi... : ImprobableJ
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          Fair enough, I just feel like gaming got so big so quickly, that the people who ended up in charge of the... : MHSilver
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            I hate to tell you, but I don't see that happening. In large part corporate executives that are not the c... : Videosta
            • Your "run of the mill" corporate execs are usually more concerned with the earnings. Even if the company ... : ImprobableJ
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      Honestly, sorry to put it this way, but you only care about it because you care about video games. If ... : ericthecro
      • If Kotick were in any of those industries doing the same thing, those enthusiasts would be the ones pisse... : RedSwirl
    • Haha I couldn't help but picture Kotick as the alien race from ID4, moving from franchise to franchise, u... : CaptBoxx
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      It is very fashionable to hate on Kotick. Here, "The Fallacy of the Starving Artist", where the idea t... : TylerAshcraft
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        It's not just Kotick, people tend to push back whenever they feel like an external source (usually the mo... : CaptBoxx
        • In the case of movie makers or actors, I often commend the ones that mix the popcorn flicks with the deep... : ImprobableJ