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Microsoft closes deal to buy Activision Blizzard

Microsoft announced on October 13th that it has successfully acquired Activision Blizzard, marking a significant milestone for the corporation. With this purchase, Microsoft now holds full ownership of all internal studios and publisher intellectual property. The massive deal, with a staggering value of $68.7 billion, stands as the gaming industry's largest acquisition to date.

An internal memo leak reveals the future of Windows

A leak of an internal memo authored by Yusuf Mehdi, reveals the future of Windows.  There, he praised Panos Panay's contributions to the development of Windows and Surface. Panos, who was responsible for Surface and Windows for many years recently announced his resignation. Microsoft will continue to invest in these products, but intends to place more emphasis on AI.

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard delay merging deadline to October 18

Following negotiations with UK regulators, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend their merger agreement until October 18. The companies have committed to following all regulatory agreements and will work with the CMA to address any concerns raised in the UK. Microsoft Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith expressed confidence in finalizing the deal.

Microsoft will use a new unified cloud.microsoft domain for its online apps and services

Microsoft is beginning to reduce their service fragmentation by bringing authenticated, user-facing Microsoft 365 apps and services onto a single domain cloud.microsoft. Consolidating Microsoft 365's user-facing authenticated experiences onto a single domain has several benefits for customers.

Microsoft has published a report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023

The earnings report for Microsoft's third quarter of fiscal year 2023 is now available. During this period, the company generated $52.9 billion in revenue and $18.3 billion in net profit. To compare, in the same quarter of the previous year, the revenue was $49.4 billion and the net profit was $16.7 billion.

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