LONDON - Microsoft's president met Britain's finance minister for talks on Tuesday and said he would try to work with regulators to seek UK approval for its US$69 billion purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard.
Also in London, Smith told the techUK Tech Policy Leadership conference he was hopeful the outcome could change, adding: "I'm in search of solutions." He said he had always been "bullish on the United Kingdom as a great place to live, to learn, to build".