Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to defend planned takeover of game-maker Activision Blizzard in court


An image from Activision’s Call of Duty is shown on a smartphone near a photograph of the Microsoft logo in this photo taken in New York. Nadella is due in court Wednesday, June 28, to defend the company's proposed US$69bil takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard against an attempt by federal regulators to block the deal. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox console, has hailed the deal with Activision Blizzard as a way to make popular Activision games such as ‘Call Of Duty’ more widely available. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is due in court Wednesday to defend the company’s proposed US$69bil (RM322.36bil) takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard against an attempt by federal regulators to block the deal.

Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are both scheduled to testify before US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on the fourth day of a court hearing in San Francisco. The proceedings are likely to make or break what would be the most expensive acquisition in technology history.

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