UK government: Microsoft president wrong on Activision block being "bad for Britain"

1 year ago

The UK government has called out Microsoft's president Brad Smith for his comments on the now-blocked Activision Blizzard acquisition.

Earlier this week, the UK stopped Microsoft's $68.7bn effort to buy Activision in its tracks, prompting a furious response from Smith, who branded the move as "bad for Britain".

"Those sorts of claims are not borne out by the facts," a spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said last night (via Reuters).

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