ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK: What is Microsoft playing at?
Tech giant makes a $68bn bet on the gaming industry with its record-breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard
23 January 2022 - 08:06
It’s the $68bn question. What possessed Microsoft to make the largest acquisition in tech history when it paid that mind-boggling sum for a game development company?
On Tuesday, the world’s largest software company announced it would acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7bn (R1.04 trillion). ..
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