Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft Commits To Openness In New App Store
Executives at Microsoft are pledging the company’s new video game app store will be governed by open-market principals, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday...
Microsoft May Buy Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
Microsoft is considering a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Mandiant became a standalone entity...
FTC To Review Microsoft’s Activision $68.7B Deal, Testing New Merger Guidelines
Microsoft’s US$70 billion bid for Activision may be reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in what will become its first test to show...
Microsoft Auto-Renewal Practices After UK Probe
Microsoft will begin offering more information to customers about how it automatically renews Xbox online gaming subscriptions in Britain, the UK's competition watchdog stated on...
Microsoft Buys “Call of Duty” Maker For $68.7B
Microsoft is buying "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion in the biggest gaming industry deal in history as global technology giants...
Qualcomm & Microsoft Partner Up On Custom Chips
On Tuesday, January 4, Qualcomm announced that it is working with Microsoft on custom chips that would control lightweight augmented reality glasses for use...
EU OKs Microsoft’s $19.7B Nuance Purchase
A month after the European Commission opened an investigation into Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of transcription software developer Nuance Communications, the EU’s competition bureau determined...
UK Antitrust Watchdog To Probe Microsoft’s $16B Nuance Deal
On Monday UK's antitrust regulator said it will look into Microsoft's $16 billion purchase of artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications.
According to Reuters,...
EU Set To OK Microsoft’s $16B Nuance Bid
Microsoft is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communication, reported...
EU Asks For Feedback On Microsoft’s Nuance Deal
EU's antitrust regulator is taking a deeper look into Microsoft's $16 billion deal for transcription technology company Nuance Communications, asking customers and competitors to...
