#Microsoft acquisition

Microsoft announced that they will acquire Activision Blizzard at USD 95.00 per share for an estimated all-cash value of USD 68.7 billion, inclusive of Activision Blizzard's net cash. This makes Microsoft the world's third-largest company by revenue just behind Tencent and Sony. With the acquisition, iconic franchises like "Warcraft," "Diablo," "Overwatch," "Call of Duty", and "Candy Crush," will be added to Microsoft's Game Pass portfolio. Bobby Kotick will remain as the CEO of Activision Blizzard, and once the team closes, the Activision Blizzard business will report to Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming. We’re investing deeply in world-class content, community and the cloud to usher in a new era of gaming that puts players and creators first and makes gaming safe, inclusive, and accessible to all.” - Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO, Microsoft Source: Microsoft Microsoft has announced to completely remove the Adobe Flash component from Windows through the KB4577586 "Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player" starting June 2021. In July 2017, Microsoft, along with Adobe and their industry technology partners, announced that Adobe Flash Player would no longer be supported after December 2020. Microsoft has announced that the support for Windows 7 will come to an end on January 14, 2020, after its first release in 2009. Read more in our articles including "Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for USD 68.7 billion" and "Microsoft to end Adobe Flash support for Windows 10 in July".