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Microsoft's largest acquisition ever: buying Activision-Blizzard for $69B (Breakdown) | E1363

Jan 19, 202240:21Watch on YouTube

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Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp 00:00 Jason & Molly introduce the show 01:48 The terms of the Activision-Blizzard acquisition 03:17 Satya Nadella's Metaverse strategy 04:52 Microsoft's growing gaming universe and subscription offering 07:05 Key titles across Activision-Blizzard's gaming units 08:34 Vanta - Get get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist 09:56 Game Pass metrics 10:44 Activision Blizzard's recent history of sexual harassment scandals 11:40 Will the FTC allow the acquisition to go through? 13:41 The unique $3B breakup fee th…