Almost a year after it opened its investigation into the proposed $68.7 billion acquisition, the UK’s Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled that gamers would suffer from reduced choice should the deal go ahead.
The global software and services sector created a total of US$431 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) last year.
The company's plans to buy the gaming rival have already generated US government pushback. Could that unwelcome distraction slow Microsoft's recent progress?
The US Federal Trade Commission is filing suit in an attempt to block Microsoft's proposed $69 billion acquisition of game developer Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft has formalised its promise that it won’t stand in the way of unionisation efforts at Activision Blizzard, announcing an agreement with the CWA.
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By Kalyan Madala, CTO for IBM Australia, Southeast Asia, New Zealand & Korea (ASEANZK)
