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Comment But don't you need an application first? (Score 1) 167

by maetrix on Thursday July 21, 2011 @01:01PM (#36836036) Attached to: Wolfram Launches Computational Document Format

So they're releasing the document format without having a specific application for it such as
Adobe Acrobat : PDF
Corel Draw : CDR
MS Word : DOC
etc...
It's like they're putting the onus on developers and reap the profits of licensing the format out.
-Mætrix-

Comment Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! (Score 1) 119

by maetrix on Friday June 10, 2011 @02:06PM (#36403596) Attached to: Three Arrested For Sony/Egypt Hacks

No really! Can YOU prove they expected this raid?! Just sayin'...

Blizzard and Activision Announce $18.8bn Merger 298

Posted by Zonk on Sunday December 02, 2007 @02:36PM from the jigaa-whaaaaa dept.

Ebon Praetor writes "The BBC reports that Blizzard and Activision have announced an $18.8bn merger. Activision's CEO, Bobby Kotick, will become the head of the joint company, while Vivendi, Blizzard's current parent company, will become the largest single investor in the new group. Even with the size of the merger, the combined company will still be smaller than the industry giant EA. 'As part of the merger plan, Blizzard will invest $2bn in the new company, while Activision is putting up $1bn. The merged business will be called Activision Blizzard ... Vivendi will be the biggest shareholder in the group.'"

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