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Sebastian Vargr

Im cautious, their history is anything but spotless when it comes to abusing their market position.

Embrace, extend extinguish was an internal saying at one point from what I’ve heard.

Ring any bells?

On top of that they have a tendency to break things they buy, Skype comes to mind.

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Rubin

Yeah that is a hard pill to swallow. Lets just hope for the best