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bassiladelph · 12-14-2004, 04:42 PM

http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/14/comm...column_gaming/

300 MILLION? Wow.

pfunk880 · 12-14-2004, 04:45 PM

Yikes... I wish they'd put that cash into making their game better!

What a concept...

MrTennessee · 12-14-2004, 04:50 PM

musta been how much profit they lost this year.

Kevin26385 · 12-14-2004, 04:51 PM

Wow, if i only had half of that

rudyjuly2 · 12-14-2004, 04:57 PM

That's 60 million per year. If they sell 4 million copies across all platforms every year that's $15 per game. They were probably already paying at least $5 per game as it is so the extra is less than $10 per game. The fact they dropped their price $20 due to losing market share to Sega means they will make $10 more per game when they have their monopoly.

Funny how most lawyers don't think this would win in an antitrust case but one lawyer said there is a gray area if the monopoly assumes the vast majority of market share (EA will) and for a long period of time (5 years is). This is a blatant case of using money to knock off a competitor. It will be interesting to see if VC does make a legal challenge against the NFL/EA. Even if they can stay the decision in order to make one more game would be great.

bassiladelph · 12-14-2004, 05:01 PM

Check out Bill Harris' blog about this:

http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com

The long rant about EA/NFL - not the skit.

MrTennessee · 12-14-2004, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bassiladelph


	Check out Bill Harris' blog about this: http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com The long rant about EA/NFL - not the skit.

thats pretty good.

Philstat · 12-14-2004, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MrTennessee


	thats pretty good.

Believe me, it will be us who pay the lions share of this bill!

12-14-2004, 04:42 PM	#1
bassiladelph Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Jul 2004	EA paid WHAT?!? http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/14/comm...column_gaming/ 300 MILLION? Wow.

12-14-2004, 04:45 PM	#2
pfunk880 MVP OVR: 31 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,458 Blog Entries: 2	Re: EA paid WHAT?!? Yikes... I wish they'd put that cash into making their game better! What a concept...

12-14-2004, 04:50 PM	#3
MrTennessee Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Georgia	Re: EA paid WHAT?!? musta been how much profit they lost this year. __________________ GO Vols!

12-14-2004, 04:51 PM	#4
Kevin26385 EA Game Changer OVR: 28 Join Date: May 2004	Re: EA paid WHAT?!? Wow, if i only had half of that

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rudyjuly2 Cade Cunningham OVR: 75 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kingsville, ON Posts: 14,741 Blog Entries: 110	Re: EA paid WHAT?!? That's 60 million per year. If they sell 4 million copies across all platforms every year that's $15 per game. They were probably already paying at least $5 per game as it is so the extra is less than $10 per game. The fact they dropped their price $20 due to losing market share to Sega means they will make $10 more per game when they have their monopoly. Funny how most lawyers don't think this would win in an antitrust case but one lawyer said there is a gray area if the monopoly assumes the vast majority of market share (EA will) and for a long period of time (5 years is). This is a blatant case of using money to knock off a competitor. It will be interesting to see if VC does make a legal challenge against the NFL/EA. Even if they can stay the decision in order to make one more game would be great.

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12-14-2004, 05:01 PM	#6
bassiladelph Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Jul 2004	Re: EA paid WHAT?!? Check out Bill Harris' blog about this: http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com The long rant about EA/NFL - not the skit.

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