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Old 03-17-2008, 16:15   #29
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As I explained in another of these threads a few days ago... MA actually _gain_ on the falling dollar!

They would be very stupid to keep much of their worth in $, there is no reason they would do that.

But what they do have to, is guarantee the ped value of the universe.
This they do in PED (= $)

So, when the dollar is falling, the guaranteed worth of the universe is falling, and this makes MA winning, because they don't keep the deposited money in $...

Also, the lower dollar makes non-US players deposit more, and I'm quite sure the majority of EU players are non-US.

There is only one possible "revenue stream" that would be lower, but this is highly debated, and that is the notion that MA get their income from "decay".
Since "decay" is also counted in PED, this value would lower.
But, that theory is pretty leaky...

Plus, increased activity because of increased deposits likely outweigh this factor.
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