YouTube wants to buy Twitch.tv?

[Jodell88]

Sources with Variety report that YouTube is nearing a deal to buy Twitch, the popular game streaming startup, for $1 billion. The deal is said to be an all-cash offer and will close "imminently," according to Variety; The Wall Street Journal, however, has followed up with a report claiming that discussions are "early" and that "a deal isn't imminent." The move, if it succeeds, would effectively put one of the web's most highly trafficked sites firmly in Google's hands

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/18/5729460/youtube-reportedly-buying-twitch-for-1-billion

 

[Kneedragger]

I see nothing but buffering issue in Twitch future...

 

[saratoga172]

Never actually used Twitch.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Me either, but to be fair, I never used Youtube until practically everything was hosted there...

 

[sandorski]

I occasionally watch Twitch. Pretty good service, I hope Google doesn't screw with it.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

I liked twitch. :|

 

[lamedude]

Google hasn't even bought it yet and they're already screwing with it. Copyrighted audio on archived video has been muted.

 

[PliotronX]

Google hasn't even bought it yet and they're already screwing with it. Copyrighted audio on archived video has been muted.

Effing retarded. Shows where corporate priorities are. Huge security flaws take weeks or months for Microsoft to jump but when circumventions for DRM are found, patched next-day.

I'm beginning to think Google has more net worth than the GDP of America.