UHW #6 - Gaming Acquisitions - where does this leave the GAMER?

02/04/22 • 33 min

News that may not make headlines, but will make you think. Listen to hosts Jeff and Ami discuss the following articles, and feel free to add your own comments.

On Spotify:
https://tinyurl.com/3ru5b27y

Microsoft expands gaming and Xbox further, buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
https://tinyurl.com/mvvmn7kr

FTC to review Microsoft's $68.7B deal to buy Activision Blizzard, report says
https://tinyurl.com/5n6km9au

Sony bolsters PlayStation, buying Destiny game maker Bungie for $3.6 billion
https://tinyurl.com/ms7c685e

Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Some Of Its Best Games
https://tinyurl.com/2p99kdvp

Microsoft is adding more bloat to Edge with a Games button
https://tinyurl.com/yvypwywz

News that may not make headlines, but will make you think. Listen to hosts Jeff and Ami discuss the following articles, and feel free to add your own comments.

On Spotify:
https://tinyurl.com/3ru5b27y

Microsoft expands gaming and Xbox further, buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
https://tinyurl.com/mvvmn7kr

FTC to review Microsoft's $68.7B deal to buy Activision Blizzard, report says
https://tinyurl.com/5n6km9au

Sony bolsters PlayStation, buying Destiny game maker Bungie for $3.6 billion
https://tinyurl.com/ms7c685e

Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Some Of Its Best Games
https://tinyurl.com/2p99kdvp

Microsoft is adding more bloat to Edge with a Games button
https://tinyurl.com/yvypwywz

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UHW #5 - How BIG RETAIL is Deciding YOUR Shopping Experience

News that may not make headlines, but will make you think. Listen to hosts Jeff and Ami discuss the following articles, and feel free to add your own comments.

On Rumble:
https://rumble.com/c/c-1331572

On Spotify:
https://tinyurl.com/3ru5b27y

Lowe's partners with Petco for shop-in-shops
https://tinyurl.com/yc8yfhbm

Walmart's store redesign could spell more trouble for department stores https://tinyurl.com/2p8edcte

Amazon Closes SBA Program and Agrees to $2.25 Million Settlement Following AG Investigation
https://tinyurl.com/3y3eckkp

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UHW #7 - Planes, Bikes, and Automobiles

News that may not make headlines, but will make you think. Listen to hosts Jeff and Ami discuss the following articles, and feel free to add your own comments.

On Spotify:
https://tinyurl.com/3ru5b27y

Amazon in talks to purchase fitness equipment producer Peloton
https://tinyurl.com/hwnymkjs

Retired Boeing 747 Bought for $1.30 Begins New Life As Party Plane
https://tinyurl.com/3n9cucwr

Rising costs and inflation are reshaping fast-food, forcing chains to cut portion sizes, eliminate deals, and hide the value menu
https://tinyurl.com/2p943w9k

Jimmy John's opened its first drive-thru-only store as the trend takes over the industryhttps://tinyurl.com/ddhd86ud