Apparently the will close the deal either TODAY or this week
Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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It is a Hail Mary play. They see the writing on the wall and this blowing up like it is most likely to will allow them to give Activision their break-up fee and just put this behind them, while trying to spin it as regulators being bullies.
People trying to spin the FTC filing an injunction against MS as good thing for MS, i think, are mistaken. I think the FTC knows the deal is officially dead since the CAT judge pushed the CMA hearing back to August and is now just doing their due diligence on their part. Theyre hammering the nails in the coffin so to speak. I could be wrong but just my guess.
Imagine MS trying to close the deal without 2 of the Big 3 regulatory approvals the day after their (IMO) pretty decent Xbox Showcase.
They don't need ABK to "compete". They never did. Them trying to close the deal outside of the process is just the smell of arrogance on their part, petulance over being denied something they thought money alone would get them.
They don't need ABK to "compete". They never did. Them trying to close the deal outside of the process is just the smell of arrogance on their part, petulance over being denied something they thought money alone would get them.
They're so desperate to close this deal cuz they know if activision deal gets blocked It means bye bye for any third party publishers acquisitions forever
At best this spin from his "sources" to make MS look good. I wouldnt be surprised if this is the FTC sensing blood in the water now that they know for sure that CMA court date has been pushed back to August and doing their due dilenence just in case or to just go through the motions. MS may be caught off guard here, we dont know. Somehow at restera though FTC suing to block in Decmember and the CMA blocking the deal is all according to plan.
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If this is the case, deal is gone. I doubt ABK shareholders will accept a further extension.
Where are these "reports" coming from? Is this just him speculating based on the FTC news and the CAT hearing that supposedly had its court date pushed back?
It's also funny how MS keeps claiming that they're having productive conversations with regulators while also supposedly looking to step over them entirely.
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I so want this to be true. Really. They will finally be broken up like they should have long ago.
Hexen is from 1994. They think people are hype about this shit? Phil is completely out of touch.
July 18th is their current deadline. I am curious if MS actually do try and step over regulators to force this through.
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I played Hexen back in the day and I don't give a shit.
That'd be the best outcome of all of this. Meanwhile on REEEEE CMA will settle and succumb to pressure
all while Rishi Sunak tweets about VCs opening offices in London and the UK government grants the CMA more power to regulate.
MS about to suicide a whole company to get their way.
Why have regulators if you can just ignore them? What country is going to put up with a company ignoring their regulators?
All this does is prove that big companies need to be busted up asap.
Why have regulators if you can just ignore them? What country is going to put up with a company ignoring their regulators?
All this does is prove that big companies need to be busted up asap.
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