In 2012,Microsoft Admitted to a Major ________ Mistake When It

question 24

Multiple Choice

In 2012,Microsoft admitted to a major ________ mistake when it wrote off essentially the entire 6.2 billion USD it paid for a digital advertising firm,aQuantive,that it purchased in 2007.

• A) expansion
• B) divestiture
• C) acquisition
• D) cost savings

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Definitions:

Aryans

An Indo-European ethnolinguistic group, traditionally associated with the spread of Indo-European languages and cultures in ancient times.

Hymns

Religious songs or poems of praise to a deity or divine being, often sung in worship services.

Angkor Wat

A temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest religious monuments in the world, originally built as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu.

Khmer Kings

The rulers of the Khmer Empire, a powerful and sophisticated empire in Southeast Asia that lasted from the 9th to the 15th centuries, known for constructing Angkor Wat.