Lee Duna to TechnologyEnglish • 9 months agoWhy is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us?www.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square305fedilinkarrow-up1989arrow-down115cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1974arrow-down1external-linkWhy is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us?www.androidpolice.comLee Duna to TechnologyEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square305fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoThe 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)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoI 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.
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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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.