{"id":45833,"date":"2023-02-26T12:50:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T12:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/microsofts-mr-smith-goes-to-europe-for-activision-deal-the-register\/"},"modified":"2023-02-26T12:51:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T12:51:35","slug":"microsofts-mr-smith-goes-to-europe-for-activision-deal-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/microsofts-mr-smith-goes-to-europe-for-activision-deal-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s Mr Smith goes to Europe for Activision deal \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Evaluation<\/span> Microsoft President Brad Smith has spent this week in Europe making an attempt to persuade EU and UK regulators – and a gaming rival – to help the corporate’s $69 billion bid for Activision Blizzard.<\/p>\n

Regulators on either side of the Brexit border are skeptical of the deal on antitrust grounds and Microsoft is on a attraction offensive. Any shift of their place would even be helpful in persuading the US Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) to drop its lawsuit<\/a> blocking the acquisition, which claims Microsoft “would have each the means and motive to hurt competitors.”<\/p>\n

Smith this week met behind closed doorways with EU regulators and Sony PlayStation representatives in Brussels to attempt to negotiate phrases for the acquisition to undergo. This week Microsoft concluded agreements with two different gaming legends – Nvidia and Nintendo – to share platforms.<\/p>\n

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