Microsoft completes $69B deal to buy Activision Blizzard

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/13/microsoft-deal-to-buy-call-of-duty-maker-activision-blizzard-cleared-by-uk

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Questy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
In Canada we just had a monopoly style acquisition like this with Rogers buying Shaw. I just had to deal with the new support. It’s dogshit compared to what Shaw was giving me a few months ago.

People cheer this because ActiBlizz is a terrible company. MS is also a terrible company. Breaking the monopolies up is the only way things could improve for consumers. Every merger like this is a nail in the coffin of the hobby I am slowly falling out of love with.

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CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Nice.

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