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		madeofpalk on April 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect i... Why can't Microsoft buy the services they want (King) from Activision without buying Activision itself?

fauxpause_ on April 26, 2023 [–]

They don’t want services, they want to own the product and grow those product revenues

InsomniacL on April 27, 2023 | [–]

They might claim that... I suspect what the really want is to make the acquired products/services an exclusive of their own platform.

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