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arent there laws against monopolies?
  
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arent there laws against monopolies?
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arent there laws against monopolies?
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i dont think buying a cheap thing like xfire would really be a monoply
  
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viacom...


arent there laws against monopolies?
tell me how its a monopoly
i dont think buying a cheap thing like xfire would really be a monoply
oh im not saying that by buying this they have a monopoly. but viacom owns ALOT of stuff.

on their site they have listed:

BET
comedy central
CMT
Gametrailers.com
ifilm
logo
mtv
mtv2
mtvU
mtv international
neopets
mtv networks
nickelodeon
nick at night
spike
noggin
tv land
vh1
mtv networks digital suite

and

paramount
dreamworks
paramount home entertainment
famous music


and they have a bunch more, this is just some major ones.

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viacom...


arent there laws against monopolies?
tell me how its a monopoly
i dont think buying a cheap thing like xfire would really be a monoply
oh im not saying that by buying this they have a monopoly. but viacom owns ALOT of stuff.
then why the hell did you bring up the word monopoly if you don't think they have one? stupid:
  
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viacom...


arent there laws against monopolies?
tell me how its a monopoly
i dont think buying a cheap thing like xfire would really be a monoply
oh im not saying that by buying this they have a monopoly. but viacom owns ALOT of stuff.
then why the hell did you bring up the word monopoly if you don't think they have one? stupid:[/quote:18c46]

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Default 04-26-2006, 02:22 PM
Nice try harpua, but no..
  
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lucky bastards
the guys who made it. pretty damn simple progam to make 125 mil claims off of.
  
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Default 04-26-2006, 03:47 PM
This is unsuprising - and was bound to happen given XFIRE's prominence in online gaming circles. The same thing happened with ASE and its buyout by YAHOO. XFIRE came along as an alternative to ASE - it gets huge because its not connected to "the man" - then it gets bought out by VIACOM.
  
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viacom...


arent there laws against monopolies?
tell me how its a monopoly
i dont think buying a cheap thing like xfire would really be a monoply
oh im not saying that by buying this they have a monopoly. but viacom owns ALOT of stuff.
then why the hell did you bring up the word monopoly if you don't think they have one? stupid:[/quote:9ab0c]

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does anyone scroll up to see all the subsidiaries i listed?
  
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viacom..what the hell are they going to do with xfire?
dominating the youth market on the Internet
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Default 04-26-2006, 07:23 PM
Considering what they invest it, I would never suspect such a move..that's why I was struck with suprise when I read this.
  
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ase>xfire<<theman
  
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