Microsoft leaps to its own defense as anti-competition concerns mount about Activision Blizzard takeover

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By Sofia Wyciślik-WilsonSep 2, 2022, 5:00 am487 ptsHot
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) -- the competition regulator in the UK -- has voiced concern about Microsoft's proposed takeover of game publisher Activision Blizzard. The CMA is worried that the merger of two such huge companies in a $68.7 billion deal "could substantially lessen competition in…

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