Microsoft's Smith meets UK finance minister after Activision block


FILE PHOTO Brad Smith Vice Chair and President of Microsoft attends a news conference during the Web Summit Europes largest technology conference in Lisbon Portugal November 3 2022. REUTERSPedro NunesFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft attends a news conference during the Web Summit, Europe's largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft's president met Britain's finance minister for talks on Tuesday and said he would try to work with regulators to seek UK approval for its $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.

British competition authorities blocked the takeover in April in a shock decision which jeopardises gaming's biggest-ever deal, drawing a furious response from the two groups who questioned whether the country remained open to tech firms.

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