LONDON :The president of Microsoft said he was looking for solutions to try to get British approval for the software giant's $69 billion acquisition of 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard. British competition authorities blocked the biggest ever deal in gaming in April, in a shock decision which Microsof
LONDON :The president of Microsoft said he was looking for solutions to try to get British approval for the software giant's $69 billion acquisition of"Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.
"I'm in search of solutions," Microsoft President Brad Smith told the techUK Tech Policy Leadership conference in London on Tuesday. He declined to comment on any meeting with the British government following the CMA's veto on the deal which Smith had previously warned would shake confidence in the UK as a destination for tech businesses.
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