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Microsoft will sell Activision Blizzard cloud streaming rights to address UK regulator concerns

by Thomas Wilde on August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 at 7:29 am

In order to address regulatory concerns in the UK, Microsoft has restructured the terms of its acquisition of $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard to transfer its cloud streaming rights to a… Read More

Microsoft says it offered to enter ‘Call of Duty’ consent decree with FTC for Activision deal

by Todd Bishop on December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 at 4:35 pm

Microsoft’s last-ditch effort to avoid an Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over its $69 billion Activision-Blizzard deal included an offer to enter a legally binding consent decree to make “Call of… Read More

Microsoft challenges Sony’s ‘Call of Duty’ stance in attempt to avoid FTC suit over Activision deal

by Todd Bishop on December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 at 12:46 pm

Microsoft says it has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make new “Call of Duty” games available on PlayStation at the same time as their release on Xbox if the… Read More

Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal raises red flags in UK despite ‘Call of Duty’ pledge

by Todd Bishop on September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 at 10:48 am

Regulators in the UK expressed concern about the competitive implications of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard, saying it could hamper the ability of Sony and other companies to… Read More

Former Activision-Blizzard CFO resigns from Smartsheet board after internal backlash

by Todd Bishop on August 22, 2022August 24, 2022 at 12:29 pm

Dennis Durkin, former Activision Blizzard chief financial officer, resigned from the board of Smartsheet, the Bellevue, Wash.-based collaboration and work management technology company, citing unspecified personal reasons, less than a… Read More

Microsoft’s new heyday: PC ‘renaissance’ and cloud boom drive record revenue and employment

by Todd Bishop on January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 at 10:53 am

Microsoft surpassed $50 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, with profits of $18.8 billion, up 22%, in its financial results posted Tuesday afternoon. Generating profits at that rate,… Read More

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