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Microsoft Almost Bought Zynga In 2010

Don Mattrick -- former head of Microsoft’s entertainment division, and now chief executive officer of Zynga -- has had his eye on the gaming company for some time. In fact, as sources tell Bloomberg, Mattrick came close to shepherding an acquisition of Zynga about three years ago. “The idea was to bolster Microsoft’s Xbox lineup with social games,” according to Bloomberg.

 

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