Spring is supposed to be the season of new beginnings. Microsoft must not have gotten the memo. While flowers are starting to bloom at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, the tech giant saw the end of several prominent story lines this week.
After months of back-and-forth, Microsoft's planned purchase of Activision Blizzard took a major blow this week. The UK's CMA blocked the deal, marking the potential beginning of the end for the blockbuster purchase. Microsoft has said that they will appeal the decision but appeals in the UK are notoriously difficult.
