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$68.7 billion? Peanuts.
MICROSOFT NEWS
By Will Fastie
Frenzy around corporate acquisitions is nothing new; but this time, for Microsoft, it seems overstated.
Last week, Microsoft announced its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the well-known maker of such game franchises as Candy Crush, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft. Part of the frenzy surrounded the price — almost three times more than Microsoft’s previous large acquisition, LinkedIn.
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.04.0 (2022-01-24).
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The Next Windows
MICROSOFT NEWS
By Will Fastie
What is it? We don’t really know.
By now, the news is out that Microsoft will host a livestream event on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The event does not have a title; the livestream page on Microsoft’s site just says, “Join us to see what’s next for Windows.”
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.21.0 (2021-06-07).
This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.21.F (2021-06-07).