Amazon buys Twitch for $970 million

[Kevin Lancaster]

Amazon buys Twitch for $970 million

Amazon.com Inc has snapped up live-streaming gaming network Twitch Interactive for about $970 million in cash

 

[TicKByT]

I wonder. Will this really be better than if google bought it?

 

[cerebus]

From where I sit that's a steal. Twitch is going to be huge. Look at how YouTube turned out for Google - Twitch might not ever get to be the size of YouTube, but I'd guess it's stickier and more monetizable per video than YouTube.

 

[Chevron]

I wonder. Will this really be better than if google bought it?

Yes. Much better.