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Microsoft Corp in talks to acquire Discord for more than $10 billion

Discord has been talking to potential buyers and software giant Microsoft is in the running, but no deal is imminent

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Dina Bass and Katie Roof | Bloomberg
Microsoft Corp is in talks to acquire Discord Inc., a video-game chat community, for more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
 
Discord has been talking to potential buyers and software giant Microsoft is in the running, but no deal is imminent, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Discord is more likely to go public than sell itself, one person said. Representatives for Microsoft and Discord declined to comment. VentureBeat reported earlier on Monday that Discord was engaged in sales talks.
 
San Francisco-based Discord is best known

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