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Ryuu96 on 27 April 2023
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Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer acknowledged the company's disappointment, saying the UK's decision will slow the approval process, according to a person who attended the meeting. Still, he said Microsoft's desire to pursue the deal hasn't wavered, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing an internal event.

Spencer told staffers that Microsoft President Brad Smith was up at 2 a.m. Seattle time Wednesday drafting a response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority. He said Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood, who oversees acquisitions, held a senior leadership meeting the same day.

The Xbox chief said the acquisition was intended to speed up Microsoft's gaming plans, but doesn't represent the entirety of the company's gaming strategy, which would move ahead even without Activision, the person said.

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Omg!!! You mean to tell me that Xbox isn't going to close down and shut up shop because they couldn't acquire a company which luckily fell into their lap only in very late 2021, years after their long-term plan was formulated, after they just acquired Zenimax and an acquisition which only was possible due to a company wide scandal that Activision-Blizzard was currently going through?!?!

I'M SHOCKED.

As I've said over and over, it was pretty f*cking obvious that Activision-Blizzard was an accelerant to their long term strategy which accidentally and happily fell into their lap but it was never in their original plans, Phil didn't say to Satya in 2018 "and in late 2021 we're going to acquire Activision-Blizzard after they have a massive scandal!" with his crystal ball. Lmao.

Almost like people don't understand how businesses operate at all and the other half let themselves be led by needless fear.

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 27 April 2023