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UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal  

  • CMA says gaming deal would harm competition on the cloud
  • Microsoft says it plans to appeal Wednesday’s decision
Activision CEO: UK Decision on Microsoft Deal Irrational
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Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. was vetoed by Britain’s antitrust watchdog, in a potentially fatal blow for the gaming industry’s biggest ever deal.