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FB parent company that incorporated Metaverse into the company name, Microsoft to enter


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–Column for investors “Hard on the Street”

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Facebook did not invent the Metaverse. Even though it was registered as a trademark, it did not come up with this word. The company, whose new company name is Meta Platforms, does not monopolize this idea at all.

In the first place, Microsoft’s acquisition agreement for game giant Activision Blizzard for $ 69 billion (about 7.88 trillion yen) announced on the 18th would have been concluded without the enthusiasm for high-tech buzzwords. .. Activision’s internal scandals and stumbling blocks in game quality have lost more than a quarter of the company’s market capitalization in the last six months, creating an opportunity for Microsoft to take its video game business to the next level.

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