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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover sparked by both companies failing to buy TikTok, Kotick says
Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has shared the conversation he had with Microsoft boss Satya Nadella that …
Speaking on the Grit podcast, Kotick recalled being involved in discussions around the sale of TikTok during US president Trump's first administration, back in 2020. Seemingly aware that even his pockets weren't big enough to outbid Microsoft, Kotick claims he floated an alternative option - that he and the Xbox owner share ownership of TikTok. "So I called Satya and I said 'I don't want to bid against you, it would be great if we were partners in this, I think we're more of a consumer company than you are and I think I know a little bit more about social media than you do.
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