A rumour that Microsoft wants to take over the PC market with a £12 billion acquisition of Valve is being ridiculed on social media . According to a rumour that has spread on social media, Microsoft is continuing its video game shopping spree, just seven months after the Xbox maker bought Call Of Duty developer Activision Blizzard for £59.3 billion .
The rumour claims that Microsoft is preparing an offer to buy Steam and Counter-Strike 2 owner Valve for £12 billion. There’s no proof or reliable source behind the rumours, but they’ve spread like wildlife anyway – despite there been no truth to them whatsoever. DiorCS, who claims to have ‘six years in law school and seven years in finance’, started the rumour when they tweeted: ‘With approximately $80 billion CCE [Cash and cash equivalents], Microsoft is preparing an offer of $16 billion for Valve.
No stock, all cash.’ With approx. $80b CCE, Microsoft is preparing an offer of $16b for Valve No stock, all cash pic.
twitter.com/VCZq6HkFmO The tweet has received a community note warning readers that there is no proof to this claim, and others on Twitter have slammed the rumour too. Senior editor at The Verge, Tom Warren, said: ‘I can’t believe I have to say this but of course Microsoft isn’t ‘preparing an offer of $16 billion for Valve.
’ Giving blue ticks to everyone was bad idea.’ Content creator Jake Lucky says: ‘I’ll bet my entire CS [Counter-Strike] inventory and left leg that Valve isn’t sell.
