Bloomberg today refined some of the details of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard in a follow-up report:
After Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick was revealed to be the person who knew about the sexual disturbances last November, several Microsoft executives suggested that Phil Spencer contact Bobby Kotick.
The purpose of the contact is twofold: first, to express concern about the situation of Activision Blizzard women, and second, if the other party and the board of directors are interested in selling the company, then they will be able to make an offer. After two weeks of phone communication, negotiations began.
Another media outlet, Wccftech, added that a number of potential buyers, including Face Book's parent company Meta, had also received calls from Activision Blizzard, though it was clear that Microsoft was more determined in its bid, and the final negotiations were completed during last year's Christmas season.
In recent years, Microsoft has been looking for acquisitions that can bring stable user consumption, spencer said in an interview last November that there are "great ambitions" in casual and social games, and Activision mobile games can also provide a lot of help in this regard.