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Spring is supposed to be the season of new beginnings.
Microsoft must not have gotten the memo.
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.
Microsoft also announced that version 22H2 will be the last supported version of Windows 10.
The office then decided to block the deal, citing concerns related to the cloud market.
The news sent waves throughout the industry, eliciting responses from Microsoft and Activision Blizzard leadership.
End of the line for Windows 10
Microsoft willnot release any more versions of Windows 10.
That will make Windows 10 version 22H2 the final version of the operating system.
It just won’t receive any new versions, such as 23H2.
Unfortunately, it also hasperformance issues.
Both the console and PC versions of the title have some problems, but the PC version is worse.
The game couldn’t hit 60 FPS, and that was when running on an RTX 4090.
Thanks for understanding and apologies to any of our players experiencing these issues."
However, the performance is incredibly rough right now, especially on PC.
You may want to hold off until the developers patch the game up.
But soon, the tech giant will discontinue all of its Microsoft-branded accessories.
Instead, the company will focus on its Surface accessories.
Microsoft-branded pieces of hardware are often more affordable than their Surface counterparts.
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