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Feb 2023
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Thee problem with the Microsoft-Activisi...

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A few days ago, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (UK CMA) released its provisional findings on an investigation it conducted into Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. And it found a few issues.

So in today’s episode for 14th February 2023, we see why the UK CMA has a problem with this mega deal.

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