Microsoft Gambles on ‘Nice Guy’ Strategy to Close Activision Megadeal Federal regulators have sued to block the $69 billion acquisition, but the company has settled on a path forward and is preparing to force the issue.
F.T.C. Sues to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision The move by the commission signals an aggressive stance by federal regulators to thwart the expansion of the tech industry’s biggest companies.
Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes. Microsoft’s $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, which is undergoing reviews in 16 countries, has become a test for whether tech giants can buy companies amid a backlash.