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\nSatya Nadella has downplayed the likelihood of Microsoft’s enormous $69bn Activision Blizzard buyout being blocked by the US Federal Trade Commission. <\/p>\n

In an interview with the Financial Times<\/a>, Nadella said the deal should be viewed in the context of the video games industry market – where Microsoft is not top dog.<\/p>\n

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Satya Nadella has downplayed the likelihood of Microsoft’s enormous $69bn Activision Blizzard buyout being blocked by the US Federal Trade Commission. In an interview with the Financial Times, Nadella said the deal should be viewed in the context of the video games industry market – where Microsoft is not top dog. Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":495018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-495017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer"],"yoast_head":"\nMicrosoft boss plays down potential Activision Blizzard buyout block | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Satya Nadella has downplayed the likelihood of Microsoft's enormous $69bn Activision Blizzard buyout being blocked by the US Federal Trade Commission. 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