Microsoft president Brad Smith, in an interview with BBC’s Radio 4 Today program, now describes the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as 'tough and fair' after the regulator initially blocked Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal. Smith had criticized the CMA last year, stating that confidence in the UK was 'severely shaken' when the $68.7 billion deal was rejected. However, Microsoft has restructured the deal and gained approval in the UK.