Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft Offers Concessions To EU Over Activision Blizzard Deal
Microsoft is formally engaging in discussions with European Union's antitrust authorities to seek compromise on the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft has presented...
Microsoft, Google, and a New Era of Antitrust
By Blair Levin & Larry Downes, Brookings Institution & Larry Downes Consulting Group
The U.S. federal government has brought major antitrust cases against Microsoft and...
Microsoft Enters Deal With Cloud Gaming Provider Boosteroid
Microsoft recently signed a ten-year contract with Boosteroid to provide Xbox game titles via their cloud gaming service. This is the company's third venture...
Microsoft Rejects UK Regulator’s Divestment Proposal, Offers 10-Year Licence
Microsoft is seeking to ease competition concerns from the British regulator, over its Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Last month the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
Microsoft Bundles Its App Artificial Intelligence With ChatGPT
Microsoft has announced that it is integrating the technology behind ChatGPT into its Power Platform, allowing users to develop applications with minimal coding. The...
Microsoft, Activision Deal Review Extended By The European Commission
The European Commission, in a filing, has decided to extend its deadline for its decision on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
The deadline has been extended...
The Microsoft Litigation’s Lessons for United States v. Google
By John E. Lopatka & William H. Page, The Pennsylvania State University & University of Florida Levin College of Law
The United States Department of...
Microsoft Drastically Scales Back Metaverse Project, Focuses On AI
While Meta takes a monthly billion-dollar haircut on its metaverse strategy, Microsoft is also struggling.
At least as it relates to the here-by-tomorrow potential of metaverse virtual...
Explainer: How Microsoft Is Addressing Antitrust Concerns Over Activision Deal
By Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Microsoft has thrown the gauntlet down over antitrust criticisms, saying on Tuesday it is ready to offer rivals licensing deals in exchange...
Microsoft Signs Call Of Duty Deal With Nintendo Ahead Of EU...
Microsoft signed a 10-year deal to release upcoming Call of Duty titles to Nintendo hardware. According to Reuters, the official agreement came just one day...
