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$68.7 billion? Peanuts.

Posted on January 24, 2022 at 02:41 CST by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

MICROSOFT NEWS

By Will Fastie

Frenzy around corporate acquisitions is nothing new; but this time, for Microsoft, it seems overstated.

Last week, Microsoft announced its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the well-known maker of such game franchises as Candy Crush, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft. Part of the frenzy surrounded the price — almost three times more than Microsoft’s previous large acquisition, LinkedIn.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.04.0 (2022-01-24).

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