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It looks like Microsoft has purchased Activision Blizzard (is that even a name?) for something like $70 billion.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/tech/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition/index.html

I guess they're pretty much all-in now on gaming as significant part of their future.


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47 minutes ago, jrw4 said:

It looks like Microsoft has purchased Activision Blizzard (is that even a name?) for something like $70 billion.

Pending regulatory review and shareholder approval, apparently.

It will be disappointing if this isn't used as an opportunity to remove the abusive management at Activision and reform the culture.   The gaming industry is in desperate need of help in that arena.

 

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70 Billion! That’s wild!!

Imagine having 7 billion in your account, but this is ten times that!!! It’s hard to comprehend that big a number!


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7 hours ago, jrw4 said:

It looks like Microsoft has purchased Activision Blizzard (is that even a name?) for something like $70 billion.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/tech/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition/index.html

I guess they're pretty much all-in now on gaming as significant part of their future.

The number is impressive, but the investment doesn't surprise, the gaming market as become one of the most profitables out there and is the one that moves more money in the world and growing every year

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