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  • This source backs me up, not you.

    Under the terms of the contract, the Chinese group has the possibility of converting its obligations within two years in order to become a minority shareholder in the French group - in the order of 5 to 7.5% of the capital, according to the documents obtained by Politico. But such a scenario, which would allow Huawei to influence Qwant’s strategy, can only be achieved if the Chinese group obtains prior among other conditions. According to Politico, this mechanism reassured the Deposit Fund. Qwant, on the other hand, assures that Huawei is not trying to get into its capital.

    So, a 2021 source says Huawei, in accordance with agreements, could possibly take a 5 to 7.5% stake as long as they did it within two years. It then states that this isn’t something Huawei actually intends to go ahead with.

    It’s been well over two years, Huawei indeed didn’t take a stake in Qwant, and Qwant is still entirely French-German.

    With that above information, you went online and lied, saying Huawei owns Qwant. They do not. You lied. And now you’re doubling down on it.

    Bit suspicious, by the way, that you’re a new account with only 3 comments, all of which spreading misinformation.




  • I’ve pre-ordered the Core Time 2.

    Pre-orders are something I never usually do, but given this is essentially just an improved version of an existing product, as opposed to a Kickstarter, I feel more confident. And I can cancel the preorder at any time (plus I’ll see reviews of the cheaper model before the Core Time 2 ships).

    The price made me wince, though. It’s very expensive for the functionality. Technically cheaper than the original watches adjusted for inflation, but that ignores the current-day smartwatch market. Still, I loved the Pebble, so I think it’s worth it.






  • I think Bethesda didn’t have a choice but to partner with someone, as they don’t have the in-house experience with UE5.

    I imagine part of why they’re even doing this with an old (and internally well-understood) game is so that they can use it as a good starting point to learn UE.

    I actually think this is why Sony keeps remastering The Last of Us anytime there’s new hardware. It’s not so much they feel the game needs it and it’s the only way they can keep people playing the series, it’s a way for their developers to properly test new hardware and software, using assets they broadly already understand and have on hand.


  • At least it’s not Skyrim again, but god damn it, Morrowind is what we really need a remaster of.

    I tried to play it recently and it’s just one of those games that was great at the time but has aged extremely poorly. It’s not even about the graphics, more how ‘clunky’ everything is.

    UE5 is interesting. Obviously a big change with a lot of benefits, but modding will certainly be more difficult. Bethesda will actually have to put serious effort into this – pushing a game out and letting the community fix it only works if your game is extremely easy to modify.

    I also feel somewhat bad for the people who’ve worked tirelessly on the Skyblivion project.





  • While most people find things in windows annoying, they mostly also view using a PC altogether as a chore.

    Viewed through that lense, telling them “well you can get rid of XYZ issues by investing some time in installing Linux” is like someone coming to you and saying “you can spend a few hours working on your washing machine to make it work a little faster and make the beeps less annoying”.

    You’re probably not going to do it. Using a washing machine is a chore already, you don’t want to spend hours tinkering with your washing machine. You don’t want to think about washing machines at all. You just put up with any inconveniences, then go about thinking about stuff you actually care about.