If Microsoft was looking at this, they are not looking at it like many of you are suggesting.
Firstly, the concept of loosing money or subtracting 2.5 billion from there bottom line is comical. Accounting does not work like this for those of you who don't no. If Microsoft buys TT which IMO is a real possiblity, TT becomes a subsidary. What this means is there assets now come on to Microsofts Balance Sheet at year's end. Items such as property, plant, equipment, external assets, internal assets etc. are now owned by Microsoft (or whomever buy's them) and given a dollar figure. Technically, they would be buying TT for $500m - $1bln (estimated) as they remainder would be accounted for in what Microsoft was attaining from there purchase.
The reason MS could buy them is the have the largest floating cash flow out of any other business in the world. They have "liquid assets" that can be used right away. A company like EA probably has to consolidate its assets and income (which I guess they have done by now) to follow through with such a large purchase.
Personally, I don't really care if they buy them or not. The game will always come out on Microsoft's platform.
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