Microsoft Activision deal to face antitrust probe in UK

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Microsoft Activision deal to face antitrust probe in UK
Microsoft's deal to buy videogame publisher Activision Blizzard is expected to face an in-depth UK probe after the software maker did not offer any remedies to assuage competition concerns, the Financial Times reported. Microsoft chose not to offer any remedies to the Competition and Markets ...

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