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[romanovcode]

> and the media wouldn't be discussing it at all.

But the Chinese government might. And that might be much worse for them.

[falcolas → romanovcode]

Unless Activision Blizzard plans to move their HQ to China, having the US government talking about you in a very negative light is likely worse for them.

[deminature → falcolas]

The playerbase for some of their games is apparently as high as 70% China-based [1]. We can't verify this, because Blizzard doesn't release that information publicly, but if even remotely true, losing access to the Chinese market would be financially devastating.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSAlh9l-c7Q

[falcolas → deminature]

Blizzard does not release player numbers, but as a public company, they do release their financials.

Per Activision Blizzard's investor calls, approximately 10% of their total revenue is from China. So, with a profit margin of 25% and profits in the billions, Activision Blizzard is not going to go bankrupt even should they lose all their Chinese income.

[deminature → falcolas]

Would you be impressed as a stockholder of a company that experiences a 10% reduction in revenue, voluntarily through an avoidable action?

[falcolas → deminature]

If the action is in support of morals I (and much of the US) believe in, absolutely.

Money is not everything. I think it's a shame that so many are willing to support a company who will ditch their morals for just a bit more profit.

EDIT: This isn't just a hypothetical either, ATVI is on a blacklist of stock that I will not purchase. I hope others will do the same.

[NotSammyHagar → deminature]

They are pretty likely to drop 10% just from us people dropping them.