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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Alien Tort Claims Act

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