Microsoft/Activision Deal: We Can’t Agree! - WAN Show January 21, 2022

Use code LTT at MechanicalKeyboards at Try FreshBooks free, for 30 days, no credit card required at Buy a Seasonic Ultra Titanium PSU On Amazon: On Newegg: Check out the WAN Show & Podcast Gear: Check out the They’re Just Movies Podcast: Podcast Download: TBD Timestamps: (Courtesy of NoKi1119) 0:00 Chapters 1:03 Intro 1:31 Topic #1 - Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision 4:44 Luke’s take of the positive side 8:50 Linus’s rebuttal of the negative side 10:36 Fears of Microsoft monopoly, effects on multiplayer 18:00 Sony VS Xbox duopoly, Xbox Game Pass advantages 23:17 Sony’s “Spartacus“ Game Pass, Nintendo’s Back Up service 25:35 Sony’s memory stick, Xbox series S/X VS PS4/PS5 26:53 LTTStore’s non-zipper processor hoodie 29:05 Topic #2: Lenovo vendor locks AMD processors via PSB 30:03 CPUs brick once fuse blows, enabled by default 31:56 Anti-consumerism or