# Mixer: why Microsoft keeps failing at being cool | Sidebean

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Published: 2026-07-11T01:15:00+00:00
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Mixer: why Microsoft keeps failing at being cool This video was brought to you by Skillshare. The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://rebrand.ly/skillshare-slidebean One of the privileged industries experiencing growth during the current pandemic crisis is the gaming industry. Yet in this atmosphere of growth and opportunity, many were affected when all of a sudden the game-streaming platform Mixer, owned by Microsoft, announced that it was shutting down, recently in June. Does this mean Microsoft lost the battle for game-streaming services? Are they relying on Facebook’s social and streaming DNA; while they can focus on making games available to more people? This is Company Forensics: What happened to Mixer. #Mixer #startups #Slidebean 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - Mixer: Bring Ninja and Shroud 3:21 - Mixer: The consoles war 4:20 - Mixer: 2 billion gamers 5:00 - Mixer: xCloud Project 5:53 - Mixer: Union makes force? - Get the Slidebean Agency team to design your slides ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/agency - Join our Discord ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/discord - Book office hours with Caya ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/caya-ceo Read the article: https://slidebean.com/blog/startups-mixer?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=ba-content Follow Caya: https://twitter.com/cayahere and https://instagram.com/caya_here ---- Let us improve your pitch deck: https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck-design?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=video&utm_campai gn=video-content Turn on notifications for the podcast & rate it a 5-star for new episodes. Sidebean makes documentaries about startups, tech, and their impact on society. It is a venture-backed company that helps other startups navigate the complicate…

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