Here's What Next On Microsoft Bucket List

December 21, 2022 Story- Divya Sinha

As per the Reuters report, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella is looking forward to buying Netflix.

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In 2014, Nadella started its shopping spree by buying the hit game Minecraft for $2.5 billion.

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Microsoft then acquired LinkedIn for $26 billion and later it also purchased the speech recognition and artificial intelligence software developer Nuance for $20 billion.

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The largest revealed target of Microsoft is the Activision Blizzard deal at $69 billion.

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Even if Nadella loses out to a video game company for competitive reasons, owning Netflix makes strategic sense.

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Recently, Netflix has selected Microsoft as its partner for its ad-supported service.

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As per Reuters, Nadella has shown his willingness to be a bold dealmaker and with that in mind, it's easy to imagine Microsoft targeting Netflix.

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