You’re referring to their legal structure, which is not the point under discussion. Thus far, Microsoft has seemed very willing to give their game studio acquisitions significant autonomy even in high level operational decisions. Minecraft is the most famous example, but there are others
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios#Subsidiaries_and_divisions everything under Xbox Game Studios, Zenimax is currently in the process of being moved under Xbox Game Studios (or, rather, studios under the Zenimax name are, zenimax will cease to exist once that is complete)
Everyone has been absorbed. I don’t know where you got that understanding from, they absolutely are not left to do their own thing.
You’re referring to their legal structure, which is not the point under discussion. Thus far, Microsoft has seemed very willing to give their game studio acquisitions significant autonomy even in high level operational decisions. Minecraft is the most famous example, but there are others
No, I am not.