Josh

There are too many low-IQ and deeply disingenuous people sharing all sorts of false equivalences about this, so to clarify a few points: 1. Microsoft doesn't make money from Steam sales of other publishers’ games. Steam is its own separate storefront. 2. Untitled Goose Game is published by Panic, NOT House House, and the publishing agreement was drawn up BEFORE Microsoft was a priority BDS boycott. House House can't just delist the game on Xbox without breaking said publishing agreement (or without the publisher doing it). Obviously, Big Walk's publishing agreement was drawn up later and, as such, excludes Xbox or Microsoft. 3. Sony, Nintendo, and countless other companies aren't priority BDS targets. While Israel or the IDF may purchase or use their publicly available technology, or other retailers may carry their products in Israel, they did NOT have a deep relationship and technological tie-in with Israel's military with specific intent and purpose, facilitating genocide and ethnic cleansing. That's why Microsoft is considered a priority boycott by BDS, while the others are not. “Commercial records from Israel’s defence ministry and files from Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary, suggest Microsoft’s products and services, chiefly its Azure cloud computing platform, were used by units across Israel’s air, ground and naval forces, as well as its intelligence directorate.” “As a trusted partner of Israel’s defence ministry, Microsoft was frequently tasked with working on sensitive and highly classified projects. Its staff also worked closely with the IDF’s intelligence directorate, including its elite surveillance division, Unit 8200.” “The disclosures about Microsoft’s deep ties to the IDF and the integration of its systems in the war effort illustrate the growth of private-sector involvement in hi-tech warfare.” It should be noted that following public and internal staff pressure, Microsoft has now cut Israel's military off from using some of its services. bdsmovement.net/microsoft theguardian.com/world/2025/j… ccrjustice.org/home/press-ce…