American Government
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| Originally published | 1980 |
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| Authors | James Q. Wilson |
| John J. DiIulio Jr. | |
| Publishers | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Genres | Textbook |
| Page count | 688 |
| Country | United States |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2191517 |
About American Government
American Government is a textbook, now in its sixteenth edition, by the noted public administration scholar James Q. Wilson and political scientist John J. DiIulio, Jr. DiIulio is a Democrat who served . . .
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... " A year ago in the USA, Andrii met with American Government officials, brought up the urgent needs of the Air Force, was in constant contact with Californian pilots, and was the main driver of an advocacy group promoting many decisions on the F-16s [supply], " Ihnat said...
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... TikTok said it had never been used to " target" the American Government, activists, public figures or journalists...
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal: What you need to know
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard offer
It's faced opposition from Sony and governments around The World . But Microsoft looks set to ramp up its video game division by buying Activision Blizzard - The Company that makes Call of Duty. If you're new to this long-running saga, here's what you need to know.
Microsoft wants to pay $69bn (£56bn) for ActivisionEven for Microsoft - One of The richest companies in The World - Such a huge deal has never been seen before. If it Goes Ahead it will be The biggest takeover of One company by another in The history of gaming.
It'll get a lot for its money - including control of Call of DutyIt's a lot of cash, But it would make Microsoft The Owners of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch and Candy Crush, to name a few. Those are some of The World 's most popular Video Games , with millions of players who spend billions on subscriptions and in-game purchases.
Microsoft says it needs The Deal to boost The XboxSony's Playstation has been outselling Microsoft's Xbox console for some time now. Microsoft says buying Activision would let it put more big titles on Game Pass - its Netflix-style subscription - and make more games for mobile phones, where there are big profits to be Made .
But Sony's not happy with The ideaSony is worried that Microsoft could stop some big games from being on Playstation . The latest instalment in The Call of Duty Series - Modern Warfare 2 - Made $1bn in its release weekend, and More Than half of all copies sold in The UK were for Playstation .
Governments worried about Microsoft having too much power and tried to stop The DealThe American Government took Microsoft to court to delay The Merger . It wanted to make sure Microsoft wouldn't make it more expensive, harder or even impossible to play some games on consoles from other companies. The Judge in The case wasn't convinced and refused to block The Deal . Authorities in Britain also stopped it But now say they're working with Microsoft to find a solution. The EU and China are among countries that have approved it.
Microsoft says it doesn't want to hurt anyoneMicrosoft argues it would be stupid for it to suddenly stop selling hugely successful games Series to millions of potential customers. It's signed agreements with Sony and Nintendo promising that Call of Duty games will be available on their consoles if The Deal goes through.
But it has already said it will make other games exclusiveIn 2020 Microsoft forked out $7. 5bn (£6. 1bn) for Bethesda, The makers of huge games Fallout and Skyrim. It's since said some of that company's Future Games will be Xbox exclusives - and that's Made some worry it'll do The same with Activision .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
