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Microsoft President Brad Smith talks about the effort to buy Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. He says Microsoft told US Federal Trade Commission regulators it would make the popular game “Call of Duty” available to gaming rivals as a condition of the deal. The FTC is suing to block the acquisition. Smith spoke to Bloomberg’s…

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Microsoft President Brad Smith talks about the effort to buy Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. He says Microsoft told US Federal Trade Commission regulators it would make the popular game “Call of Duty” available to gaming rivals as a condition of the deal. The FTC is suing to block the acquisition. Smith spoke to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Zabasajja in Washington on Dec. 13.

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16 Comments

  1. DERTYthegrower֎

    December 16, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    That is the completely opposite of reality.

  2. DERTYthegrower֎

    December 16, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    As usual, the corpos want to take all that is culture and profit off of it, while controlling the market

  3. DERTYthegrower֎

    December 16, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    False.

  4. DERTYthegrower֎

    December 16, 2022 at 8:17 pm

    The game is over hyped and so this deal is laughable and I hope it sinks both, as they are both overvalued and overused for many reasons.. do your research, I did years ago using both companies stuff for 20 plus years now.

  5. DERTYthegrower֎

    December 16, 2022 at 8:18 pm

    Why do you always hide my talk about corporations?
    Ironic… and why you lack a viewership.. because you dont take advice from your viewers here like me with way more experience.

    • DERTYthegrower֎

      December 16, 2022 at 8:18 pm

      And why you blocked me on the other channels you operate, because I corrected you and it makes you salty.

    • DERTYthegrower֎

      December 16, 2022 at 8:19 pm

      Confirmed hidden and veiled to sortnew… like I said i am 2 steps ahead of all your team

    • DERTYthegrower֎

      December 16, 2022 at 8:20 pm

      Nice of you to approve it… ???? I see.. i have a phone and a PC ????

    • V1KT0U5

      December 16, 2022 at 8:59 pm

      And who the F are you? xD

  6. .

    December 16, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    Loud and clear ???????????????????? 2023????????????????????

  7. Samus Hunter 00

    December 16, 2022 at 9:03 pm

    Sony bought a lot of small studios that became huge studios. Sony backed the small studios with funding and this is why they have so many exclusives.

    • Crow4499

      December 17, 2022 at 11:13 pm

      You mean pay 3rd party devs

  8. Shoaib Ansari

    December 17, 2022 at 1:00 am

    If anyone should have problem with competition they should blame don’t for it.

  9. prodj.mixape official

    December 17, 2022 at 1:05 am

    Not just competition but definitely for consumers, having another option for better cheaper services than sticking 70$, a lot of people would be interested in gaming hobby again.

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