Cita:techcrunch[/url]"]Source: OnLive Found A Buyer, Cleaned House To Reduce Liability Prior To Acquisition (UPDATED)

WeÔÇÖre hearing from a reliable source that OnLiveÔÇÖs founder and CEO Steve Perlman finally decided to make an exit ÔÇö and in the process, is screwing the employees who helped build the company and brand. The cloud gaming company reportedly had several suitors over the last few years (perhaps including Microsoft) but Perlman reportedly held tight control over the company, apparently not wanting to sell or share any of OnLiveÔÇÖs secret sauce.

Our source tells us that the buyer wants all of OnLiveÔÇÖs assets ÔÇö the intellectual property, branding, and likely patents ÔÇö but the plan is to keep the gaming company up and running. However, OnLive management cleaned house today, reportedly firing nearly the entire staff, and we hear it was done just to reduce the companyÔÇÖs liability, thus reducing employee equity to practically zero. Yeah, itÔÇÖs a massive dick move.

Onlive tuvo varias ofertas, incluyendo una de Microsoft, pero Steve Pearlman no quiso vender. El plan es mantener todo lo que tiene Onlive, pero despidieron a casi todos los empleados, para prácticamente eliminar las acciones de ellos.