Microsoft and Activision Chiefs Testify Merger Will Benefit Consumers
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Microsoft and Activision Chiefs Testify Merger Will Benefit Consumers

In federal court, Satya Nadella and Bobby Kotick opposed an attempt by the F.T.C. to delay Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of a video game giant.
Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.
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Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.

Microsoft’s $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, which is undergoing reviews in 16 countries, has become a test for whether tech giants can buy companies amid a backlash.