(speculation) Microsoft in potential Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion

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At the moment these sound like early stage talks and no deal is yet done, and according to the article discord may opt to go public instead

"Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Discord Inc., a video-game chat community, for more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discord has been talking to potential buyers and software giant Microsoft is in the running, but no deal is imminent, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Discord is more likely to go public than sell itself, one person said. Representatives for Microsoft and Discord declined to comment. VentureBeat reported earlier on Monday that Discord was engaged in sales talks".


 

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At the moment these sound like early stage talks and no deal is yet done, and according to the article discord may opt to go public instead

"Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Discord Inc., a video-game chat community, for more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discord has been talking to potential buyers and software giant Microsoft is in the running, but no deal is imminent, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Discord is more likely to go public than sell itself, one person said. Representatives for Microsoft and Discord declined to comment. VentureBeat reported earlier on Monday that Discord was engaged in sales talks".


Not sure how I feel about this.

Discord is a really powerful and dynamic bit of software as it is.

I don't not like Microsoft, but they do have a history of buying tech houses and systematically destroying the platform.

Look at Skype, various game studios, Hotmail, Nokia to name a few.
 
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