Wasnt rueters the same exact source that said the CMA was set to approve the deal? I feel like these articles are put out on purpose from Microsoft to make it seem like regulators at the 11th hour changed their mind and Microsoft is the victim.
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Per this article:
Microsoft UK revenues up, profits slimmed
Plus: Big Tech company pays a little bit more tax shock
www.theregister.com
I quote:
Pretty sure they're not leaving almost $5bn revenue behind them just to get ABK, plus, it would be a terrible business decision.
Let them cry, it's all they can do.
The name of one of the people trying to argue about this is literally "Xbox Cavalry". MS aren't sending their best here.Per this article:
Microsoft UK revenues up, profits slimmed
Plus: Big Tech company pays a little bit more tax shock
I quote:
Pretty sure they're not leaving almost $5bn revenue behind them just to get ABK, plus, it would be a terrible business decision.
Let them cry, it's all they can do.
They're all seemingly the same at this point.
And let's not forget, Reuter's parent company sold London stock exchange shares to Microsoft around late last year/earlier this year. If people think there is absolutely zero incentive for Reuters reporters to paint a favorable picture for one of their parent company's biggest clients of recent, who can probably use all the help in perception on the deal they can get, I don't know what to tell them.
There can be some funny things going on through levels of these interconnected companies and organizations.
IIRC equity report first came out saying some lawyer connected with the case thought CMA would approve with behavioural remedies, and then financial times said that CMA is expected to support the deal.
When Microsoft sends us their people, theyre not sending us their best. Theyre not sending YOU. Theyre sending people who have lots of problems, and theyre bringing those problems with us. Theyre bringing shills. Theyre bringing disinformation. Theyre paid for hire astroturfers. And some I assume, are good people.
There is nothing to leave or don't. 4 organizations must approve it. One blocked. Deal is dead. They are leaving or not, change absolutely nothing.Per this article:
Microsoft UK revenues up, profits slimmed
Plus: Big Tech company pays a little bit more tax shock
I quote:
Pretty sure they're not leaving almost $5bn revenue behind them just to get ABK, plus, it would be a terrible business decision.
Let them cry, it's all they can do.
Bloomberg is also saying it. There's no doubt there's a lot of people/organizations with a vested interest in this deal going through, but the EU taking Microsoft's side wouldn't surprise me.
They are weak, they will probably approve just to be on Microsofts good side...who knows what they were promised in return for helping the deal go through.
EU / European Parliament is one of the shadiest organizations going.
Both of the current Xbox consoles have ram issues due to the split pools.
Let the media set the expectations to it being approved, it will just make it more satisfying in the event of another block. News coverage about this type of stuff is just manipulation as we learned with the CMA, you need to read between the lines. MS and ABK are not acting confident at all anymore, big investors are accepting while claiming it's a big mistake and Sony seems to have moved past this.
For all we know could be a fake story to boost the stock so people can sell before the deal gets blocked.
Tick Tock, Sony.
Tick, Tock.
How many times are you going to paste the same stupid gif?
The PS4 gen mentally broke these guys.
I imagine they will approve it simply because Xbox's presence is so weak in the European market, compared to the UK and USA.
Not that it'll make much of a difference either way. The buck stops with the CMA.