Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'
The Trump administration is expected to be softer on antitrust cases, which as we know are one of Sweeney's major pursuits.
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Ffs trump and his lackeys making even Sweeney look good
Yeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
Eh he once gave me an all you can drink pass at the after party for a gaming convention in Melbourne.
So the quote is ‘get whatever you want, drinks are on me tonight’.
Its still a complete mystery how I made it back to my hotel with no map, no local knowledge and on foot.
Likewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
God damn... WTF is this bizzaro timeline... Just take me to the fuxking shed already
I don't think he's able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
Why wouldn't he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
Isn't that company at risk of bankruptcy?
Not at all, as far as I know. They're making massive bank with Fortnite and they're developing the engine used by >50% of modern AAA games.
I think I'm thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b
He's also swimming in Chinese money, so this might not be a purely altruistic statement.
I'm just sitting here fingers crossed that Gabe doesn't "donate" to the orange dipshit....
Won't happen.
trump has opened the portal to Bizzaro World