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Activision Blizzard has blasted back at the FTC's decision to block Microsoft's US$69bln purchase, saying the regulator's decision is based on ‘misconceptions about the tech industry' and believes the deal will yet be completed. Microsoft laid the groundworks for the deal back in January.
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