Opposition to Microsoft’s billion-dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard is growing. The EU will soon send the US software company a list of its concerns, an insider said today.
The competition authorities want to decide by April 11 whether to approve the $ 69 billion deal. The EU declined to comment on the issue. Microsoft emphasized that it wants to discuss possible concerns with the authorities and stick to the takeover. According to earlier statements from insiders, the company is ready to make concessions.
About a year ago, Microsoft announced it would be buying Activision Blizzard, the makers of video games like Call of Duty and Candy Crush, to compete once morest rivals like Sony. The group would become the third-largest provider in this area.
In addition to the EU, the US antitrust authorities also fear an impairment of competition. Gamers are also taking to the barricades and have filed a lawsuit in the USA.
