Nadella responded to whether the Blizzard acquisition bypassed the British market: wait and see.
CTOnews.com May 17-Microsoft is pushing for a $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Satya Nadella, the company's chief executive, said in a recent interview that he had "waited and seen" when asked if he had bypassed some markets such as the UK.
The Blizzard acquisition has been approved in Japan, Brazil and many other countries, and it has been approved by the European Commission a few days ago. at present, only US and British regulators are left in front of Microsoft.
In an interview, CNBC asked whether it would be possible to sell only in markets such as the United States and Europe, while bypassing the UK, if CMA, the British regulator, still disagreed with Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Nadella did not respond directly to this, saying "Let's wait and see."
CTOnews.com translated Nadella's interview as follows: "the basic logic of this deal brings more competition and opportunities for publishers and gamers. We respect the decisions of the UK and CMA and decide what is good for them."