General / Off-Topic Twitch to be acquired by Youtube

[Viajero]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2458217,00.asp

http://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-reportedly-to-acquire-twitch-for-1b/

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion-report/1100-6419720/

Competition laws in the US may have to say somethng about it, but hey.

 

[Rog]

Hmmm, bit of a shame.

I try to avoid all things Googly wherever possible.

 

[Cosmos]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2458217,00.asp

http://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-reportedly-to-acquire-twitch-for-1b/

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion-report/1100-6419720/

Competition laws in the US may have to say somethng about it, but hey.

Yeah google is getting way to powerful

 

[Sarum]

I don't think Twitch competes directly with YouTube due to its focus on console streaming. The DoJ might make some kind of noise but it probably wouldn't amount to much. Knowing YT's overall level of technical prowess, though, I would be worried for Twitch's future.