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Microsoft-Activision deal could result in higher costs, less options . Image credit: Microsoft
CMA's provisional assessment is that the acquisition would mean higher costs, fewer options or less innovation for gamers in the UK
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it does not support Microsoft's $69 billion planned acquisition of games developer Activision Blizzard as the deal could reduce competition in ...
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