BRUSSELS : Microsoft has thrown the gauntlet down over antitrust criticisms, saying on Tuesday it is ready to offer rivals licensing deals in exchange for regulatory approval of its $69 billion deal to purchase video game publisher Activision, but it would not to sell the latter's lucrative 'Call of Duty' franch
BRUSSELS : Microsoft has thrown the gauntlet down over antitrust criticisms, saying on Tuesday it is ready to offer rivals licensing deals in exchange for regulatory approval of its $69 billion deal to purchase video game publisher Activision, but it would not to sell the latter's lucrative"Call of Duty" franchise.
The European Games Development Federation, with more than 2,500 game studios in 22 European countries, and the UNI Global Union back the acquisition.Microsoft President Brad Smith said he doesn't think"it is feasible or realistic to think that one game or one slice of this company can be carved out and separated from the rest" and that he doesn't"see a viable path to sell the Activision studio for the quality of the game to someone else.
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