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 \
of any future interactions, and of course I understand that my experience is privileged, but my data point remains the same: my sparse interactions with him over a decade were better than with many other business leaders.
@ID_AA_Carmack This isn't just "popular resentment", there is literally evidence proving he threatened to have his former assistant killed.
@ID_AA_Carmack The State of California is currently suing Activision-Blizzard over several dozens of claims of sexual harassment towards female employees going back nearly 20 years, and given that Kotick has been in charge since 1991, he has overseen all of it. nytimes.com/2021/07/21/bus…
@ID_AA_Carmack Wow, so you think the entire field of journalism is a crock of shit, huh? How do you choose what to believe? Just whatever makes you feel better or something?