Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming
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The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.
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CMA blocks Microsoft-Activision deal to protect innovation and