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Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard::It comes after the UK approved the $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard, which makes Call of Duty.

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[-] dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.works 59 points 8 months ago

Probably paid for with the money they made not paying $29B in taxes over the last 20 years.

We ain’t even playing the game with the same rules and they don’t even need to pretend anymore.

[-] Gregorech@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Well hlf of it was used for that the rest came out of the couch cushions at Mr Gates summer retreat.

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