Why is EA struggling??

[LIGHTNING]

Quote: Originally Posted by ObiWanJenkins

It's a poorly managed company that is slowly cornering in the market in the sports genre. Anybody involved in the market knows that buy and sell ratings mean close to nothing. For every sell rating you have, there is another buy rating. And growth by acquisition did fine by Microsoft for many years. I am curious. You have a sell rating on it for what reason? I see the ceiling at 65 and the floor at around 48. I would sell here too, but I am interested in what your analysts have to say.

Remember Worldcom my friend. Growth by acquisition fails most of the time over the long term. Microsoft has been successful because of the Windows operating software and Office and although they have made acquistions they do not rely on such only for growth.

Cornering the market is expensive and to keep it cornered is even more so.

[cable guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomahawk

Paying too much for exclusive contracts?? Price cuts on some games like MVP baseball caused by competitors lowering prices??

I agree 100% with that.

[jmood88]

Quote: Originally Posted by MVPlaya

Let me post this again... EA will be fine....they were at around 20 a share before they bought NFL rights...when they bought the NFL rights it shot up to 60. That is a damn shame I didn't have no shares...

There was no reason to post the same thing again.

[jmood88]

Quote: Originally Posted by ObiWanJenkins

It's a poorly managed company that is slowly cornering in the market in the sports genre. Anybody involved in the market knows that buy and sell ratings mean close to nothing. For every sell rating you have, there is another buy rating. And growth by acquisition did fine by Microsoft for many years. I am curious. You have a sell rating on it for what reason? I see the ceiling at 65 and the floor at around 48. I would sell here too, but I am interested in what your analysts have to say.

Of course they're going to corner the market when they are preventing other companies from even getting into the market.