Quote from: CurbsideProphet on July 10, 2011, 08:46:23 PM

Another issue besides volatility is the fact that only a very small fraction of the populace has even heard of Bitcoin at this point. Forget about the kids playing the games because they're not the ones that matter. They don't own the stock and they're already paying to play right now so the current options have to be working to some degree.

So now Activision-Blizzard comes out and announces Bitcoin adoption. Lets be REALLY generous and say 10% of outstanding shareholders have heard of Bitcoin. The rest are finding out through disclosures in Blizzard's 10-K, press release, or other medium. Okay so now Blizzard has introduced a new exposure risk that 90% of their shareholders have never heard of. Obviously, they're going to do some research. We already know how the media has painted Bitcoin. You think these shareholders are going to be thrilled reading these articles with keywords like "drugs" "guns" and "child pornography?"

And Blizzard is going to take all of this risk because of credit card transaction fees? Beyond delusional.

Look, I'm not saying what the OP is doing is bad. It's just wasted effort. Blizzard is the wrong type of company to be aiming for right now. Bitcoin is in its infancy and people have to come to grips that a company like Blizzard is not going to be an early adopter. You need to focus your efforts on a company that has a minority amount of shareholders that is willing to take some risks. Not a company worried about their stock plummeting on the NASDAQ.

The stock holders are not the target. They would not be involved in this or the board any more then they would be been when the phone bill option was added. I think you are overstating what it takes to add a new payment option. The shareholders are not going to notice or care any more then then did when the phone pay was added or the zeevox points got added to RoM etc. (different company but same point).

However I do agree completely with your last paragraph. I think targeting Blizzard right now is tilting at windmills. Though the cost is low enough that it does not hurt anything really either for them to be trying.