Id Software very nearly got acquired by Activision, before winding up with Zenimax. Interesting that both roads would have led to Microsoft in the end. @BobbyKotick was always supportive, and it is quite an achievement to lead a company through that much growth over that long.
Id Software very nearly got acquired by Activision, before winding up with Zenimax. Interesting that both roads would have led to Microsoft in the end. @BobbyKotick was always supportive, and it is quite an achievement to lead a company through that much growth over that long.
Ok, I had a sense that Bobby was not well liked, but I didn’t know he was at full un-person status. I last had dinner with him ten years ago, and the sum total of our interactions aren’t that large, but my first hand personal experience was of a shrewd businessman that led one \
of the most important gaming companies for decades, and just made a landmark exit. People that have worked more with him may have formed other opinions, and it might be true that he is a terrible person that should never be mentioned, but I don’t have a “chain of trust” between \
me and evidence of that to override my actual (limited) experience. I have seen enough distortions and outright lies in social media and the press that I am unwilling to let a wave of popular resentment make decisions for me. It merits some caution and attentiveness in the case \
@ID_AA_Carmack Landmark exit. How much of that goes to the employees who made that exit possible?