Hope they got a good sense of a lot of people they would like having beers with, then, given that big corporations always have fairly cyclical turnover. Phil seems like a guy you could grab a beer with, but he could be replaced at any moment by a Peter Moore or Bobby Kotik type who don’t seem much like they’d as easily fit that description. Not uncommon for figureheads to change and cultures to shift from when initial acquisitions happen and sort of getting the rug pulled out from under you.
You kind of hope someone takes that kind of offer if they are struggling financially – either in terms of doors potentially closing, or simply just not having enough to achieve the vision you have for projects. I certainly don’t blame anyone for taking offers they otherwise wouldn’t when the money is just too good. Sort of feels like that happened this time, but I can only call it as I see it as an outsider. Regardless, hope it works out for everybody in the long run.
