微软有意收购ＴＡＫＥ—ＴＷＯ　？？！！

我来降温鸟~~

CNN的报道:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/ ... tversion=2007031910

几段比较关键的：
"We could never launch an acquisition bid at a third party publisher," said Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios.
微软说过不会收购第三方发行商

Take Two Interactive Software also postponed its shareholder meeting by six days, moving it to March 29. Twelve days ago, investors owning some 46 percent of the company's shares announced plans to stage a take over the board and oust current CEO Paul Eibeler. The move comes after years of scandals and allegations ranging from backdated options to overstated revenue to hidden sexual content in its most popular game: "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."
股东会议延期6天到3月29日。12天前，拥有46%股份的投资者宣布了接管公司和驱逐CEO的计划。

Game industry insiders at the recent Game Developer Conference who are familiar with Take Two but asked not to be named because of ongoing relationships with the company, said they expect the shareholder action to be successful.
一些不愿意透漏姓名的业内人士表示，他们希望股东的计划获得成功。

While today's announcement makes the sale of the company a possibility, there's also a chance that the company (or a new board) might sell off underperforming units to concentrate on Take Two's core strengths.
也有只卖掉公司的一部分来保持核心竞争力的可能。

As for potential buyers, the list is long. Game publishers UbiSoft and Activision have reportedly explored a possible bid in the past. Elevation Partners, the venture capital group whose members include U2 front man Bono, is a possibility as well. And Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  has also been mentioned regularly as a possible suitor.
几个可能的收购者:UbiSoft , Activision, Elevation Partners,Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.