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Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us? (www.androidpolice.com)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The difference is that a hostile takeover can't happen.

Unless the founder still owns a majority of the shares, you can take control of a public company without needing the consent of the board (and CEO, founder, etc)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    A hostile takeover doesn't have to happen. If Gaben decides "fuck you all" and decides to close the company, then there's not a damn thing you can do about it. It's his company and it doesn't owe you the privilege of continuing to exist.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I know it can happen, but that still makes a difference between public and private companies. That's one risk less.

    Especially for Valve which is a very desirable company for their position as de facto PC games online store.

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