Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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They could subpoena a copy of one of these contracts from Nintendo in a worst case scenario.
Yeah i can't imagine them holding these docs from CMA and EC, seems like maybe they are just being as difficult as possible with the FTC.
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For synergy efforts they are holding off on that tweet until the anniversary
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MS must think that if the EC gives the OK, the CMA will feel pressured to do the same, but based on what we've seen and heard so far, as well as previous cases involving the CMA, that's not likely to work.
Seems like the FTC and CMA trap cards were laid out pretty well
The British love taking direction from Europeans.
CMA will either kill it or approve it in april.
FTC is the one that could drag it to 2024.
I don't see it going any further then that, unless something happens with the FTC case to delay it.
Shut the hell up, you french loving Frog.The British love taking direction from Europeans.
Well here's the thing; MS knows these regulators are talking with each other and likely sharing certain documents. That hurts Microsoft because the more they have to give up for, say, the FTC, that means chances are the CMA and EC are going to get that information as well (or at least become knowledgeable of it), and if it's pertinent to their separate investigations, then that makes things harder for Microsoft with those regulators, in addition to the FTC.
It also increases the likelihood that if the CMA, for example, will only accept certain behavioral remedies alongside certain structural remedies, then the EC is more likely to require the same. The FTC looks to block the deal, if the CMA & EC go in hard enough, they could turn around and allow the deal with similar behavioral & structural remedies.
But they have to be REALLY good structural remedies, and the CMA have already given the framework there.
Cod is already multiplatform, it doesn’t need anyone to buy it to put a time limit on how long it will stay multiplatform.. that’s basically what microsoft is doing. FTC and CMA especially can see how dumb you would have to be to approve that as a regulator. It doesn’t actually solve their concerns it just puts an extended time limit on them with these so called 10 year agreements which will be riddled with caveats that make them pretty useless and easy for Microsoft to wiggle out of. So the best and only course of action is what CMA and FTC are doing by telling microsoft either you let CoD go since you claim it’s not the reason you want activision or deals off.
So all these stunts are still to appease the eu, who Xbots told us was going to approve right? And now the ftc is asking for receipts?
