Mr. Luchador
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No Cosmo, no sale.
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WSJ/TI: Amazon buys Twitch for over $1 billion after Google fall through
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No Cosmo, no sale.
We don't know. The source(s) of the rumors never got identified, despite being seemingly credible and taken at face value by a lot of websites.
someone at google saw puncayshun's chat
Who would've thought!!?
Im sure we will get 10 pages of complaining about Amazon killing Twitch then.
We won't
No sizable movement ever happened. Twitch has still been doing the same numbers it always has since that change was implemented. The idea that tons of people were leaving to hitbox is a freaking mirage.
They looked at the chat on one of the streams.
Amazon have already stated the vanilla Amazon Video app for Android is well on the way - well at least for the UK market it is.
BronsonLee
Member
We definitely would have gotten some if the roles were reversed, yo. Bank on it. The only people that need to hold the L are the people that reported it as fact, which were a whole lot of damn people
Two years after the iPad app, and it's still not available.
Oppo
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Twig
FullMetaltech
Member
Amazon Twig play Pokemon.
charlequin
Banned
This is true, but it's pretty much the only thing. Amazon App Store is on general-purpose Android. Kindle and Comixology are on everything. Amazon Music is on everything. Prime Video is a weird outlier here.
DirgeExtinction
Member
Now people are confused because they believed rumors.
Micknick16
Member
Deal's confirmed http://www.twitch.tv/p/thankyou
Bolts-n-Rays1109
Banned
Might want to add this to the OP:
Letter from the CEO August 25, 2014 Dear Twitch Community, Its almost unbelievable that slightly more than 3 years ago, Twitch didnt exist. The moment we launched, we knew we had stumbled across something special. But what followed surprised us as much as anyone else, and the impact its had on both the community and us has been truly profound. Your talent, your passion, your dedication to gaming, your memes, your brilliance - these have made Twitch what it is today. Every day, we strive to live up to the standard set by you, the community. We want to create the very best place to share your gaming and life online, and that mission continues to guide us. Together with you, weve found new ways of connecting developers and publishers with their fans. Weve created a whole new kind of career that lets people make a living sharing their love of games. Weve brought billions of hours of entertainment, laughter, joy and the occasional ragequit. I think we can all call that a pretty good start. Today, Im pleased to announce weve been acquired by Amazon. We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster. Were keeping most everything the same: our office, our employees, our brand, and most importantly our independence. But with Amazons support well have the resources to bring you an even better Twitch. I personally want to thank you, each and every member of the Twitch community, for what youve created. Thank you for putting your faith in us. Thank you for sticking with us through growing pains and stumbles. Thank you for bringing your very best to us and sharing it with the world. Thank you, from a group of gamers who never dreamed theyd get to help shape the face of the industry that we love so much. Its dangerous to go alone. On behalf of myself and everyone else at Twitch, thank you for coming with us. Emmett Shear, CEO
http://www.twitch.tv/p/thankyou
Letter from the CEO August 25, 2014 Dear Twitch Community, Its almost unbelievable that slightly more than 3 years ago, Twitch didnt exist. The moment we launched, we knew we had stumbled across something special. But what followed surprised us as much as anyone else, and the impact its had on both the community and us has been truly profound. Your talent, your passion, your dedication to gaming, your memes, your brilliance - these have made Twitch what it is today. Every day, we strive to live up to the standard set by you, the community. We want to create the very best place to share your gaming and life online, and that mission continues to guide us. Together with you, weve found new ways of connecting developers and publishers with their fans. Weve created a whole new kind of career that lets people make a living sharing their love of games. Weve brought billions of hours of entertainment, laughter, joy and the occasional ragequit. I think we can all call that a pretty good start. Today, Im pleased to announce weve been acquired by Amazon. We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster. Were keeping most everything the same: our office, our employees, our brand, and most importantly our independence. But with Amazons support well have the resources to bring you an even better Twitch. I personally want to thank you, each and every member of the Twitch community, for what youve created. Thank you for putting your faith in us. Thank you for sticking with us through growing pains and stumbles. Thank you for bringing your very best to us and sharing it with the world. Thank you, from a group of gamers who never dreamed theyd get to help shape the face of the industry that we love so much. Its dangerous to go alone. On behalf of myself and everyone else at Twitch, thank you for coming with us. Emmett Shear, CEO
http://www.twitch.tv/p/thankyou
qa_engineer
Member
Well there it is.
Wafflecakes
Member
I am ok with this. I feel like Amazon will give them more autonomy instead of shoehorning them into integrating with the rest of their services.
The articles about the possible Google acquisition shouldn't be characterized as rumors, though some or even most of them should have been worded more carefully. It appears very likely that there was some kind of preliminary agreement on acquisition so they could finalize the details, but the deal fell through at a later stage for whatever reason. Any suggestions that the acquisition already happened were rumors, obviously.
Maintenance
Member
It was reported as sold to Google, so I don't regret what I said one bit. If the report was false, not my fault 
Still think RIP Twitch.
Still think RIP Twitch.
EdReedFan20
Member
Is it possible that the internet outrage over the Twitch changes from a few weeks ago led to them choosing Amazon over Google? I wonder this myself, because Twitch began using that YouTube-like content ID system, which led to much backlash. Maybe they saw that Google buying them wouldn't be a good fit for their subscribers. Because from all accounts, the Google deal was set in stone... until today.
What? They just got acquired for 1 billion dollars. I'm sure they know what they're doing.
OriginalThinking
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It was never set in stone, it was always internet rumor. And there is no proof at all that the content ID system was specifically due to Google, that was all speculation without any evidence. Particularly given that it's actually more draconian than the system used on YouTube.
nssdigitalchumps
Member
Well, thank GOD. I personally prefer Amazon over Google.
Yoda
Member
Makes more sense for Amazon to purchase it as opposed to Google. Google hasn't shown interest in directly being a part of the games industry in the same fashion that Amazon has. Also Youtube can technically already do what Twitch does (to an extent) and they'd essentially be paying for Twitches audience base as opposed to its streaming tech; as opposed to Amazon which is only recently getting into online forms of media. Amazon wouldn't be any worse or better than Google from a copyright-software as it's essentially expected at any of the Silicon Valley giants and given how terribly the audio flagging system was put into place, it was clearly done on Twitch's own initiative as opposed to being a requirement for a deal.
Given the amount of cash Google initially offered I am curious as to what made them change their mind.
Given the amount of cash Google initially offered I am curious as to what made them change their mind.
Beelzebubs
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Can see why it'd be a good deal for amazon. You can advertise/gather information like Google would have done and they could change the client which would enable all the tracks from peoples streams to be purchased directly through twitch.
Dragonborn
Member
Nobody expectsthe amazon acquisition
Haha, that's just perfect
The comixology iOS app was what brought me back to comics. It was super convenient way to buy and read them. The new way to buy comics is just no practical at all. To the point that I stopped buying comics from them just because of the inconvenience (and not in some form of protest).
Of course I understand the reasons to do this. Amazon didn't want to pay Apple 30% of those sales. It's perfectly legitimate and Twitch is a completely different website.
I am curious tough to know why amazon wants to buy them. The reasoning behind Google is pretty straightforward (more ads), but I don't see how Twitch fits in Amazon's business model
ShadowKingpin
Member
This is absolutely perfect.
XShadows69
Member
I feel like Google would have made more sense?
Twitching While on Fire.
ShadowKingpin
Member
Tourette's on Fire
Only if you want your privacy exploited.
Bigmac1910
Member
Surprising, but I rather have Amazon than Google as owners. We'll see what Amazon will change in the near future.
Xplatformer
Member
I approve of this. Extremely.
I wanted Google/Youtube's hands off Twitch.
I wanted Google/Youtube's hands off Twitch.
Xplatformer
Member
Amazon is on the playstation and xbox platforms. I gots no problem with this. Hell...love amazon. If their prime had as many shows as Netflix I'd have a prime membership.
What did they do to Comixology? Besides acquiring them that is.
Xplatformer
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The reasons Microsoft has $92 billion over seas, is because they're out googling google.
JasonUresti
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Nobody expectsthe amazon acquisition
Magnificent.