They were put in a lose-lose situation from the start.
Something to remember is China was a much different place 10 years ago when Blizzard started being distributed there.
I don’t see this as being about the money as much as it is about really freaking complicated relationships. You can’t turn off a billion dollar business in an afternoon.
Sure, but it’s telling which lose they chose. If we don’t want this to keep happening, the consequences from losing us have to be greater.