Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard

[KickNamesTakeAss]

Microsoft's current cloud market talking point is that it's just an experiment.

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Not a market and just an experiment huh.....This is from Oct 22

As Microsoft published earnings results for the first quarter of its new fiscal year yesterday, the company announced a new milestone for its Xbox Cloud Gaming service. During Microsoft’s earnings conference call, CEO Satya Nadella said that “more than 20 million people have used the service to stream games to date.”

“We’re adding new gamers to our ecosystem, as we execute on our ambition to reach players wherever and whenever they want, on any device,” Satya Nadella said during the company’s earning calls. Xbox Cloud Gaming became available on 2022 Samsung Smart TVs and monitors this summer, and Microsoft is also working on its own “Keystone” Xbox streaming box device.

Nadella seemingly glowing about the 20+ million uptake in cloud gaming, but now the PR is there's no market


The CMA cloud verdict really shook Microsoft's PR campaign which till now was to show weakness in console gaming they now have little time PR-ing there way out of success in cloud so far. Instead arguing there is no market? lmao

 

[Eternal_Wings]

It’s interesting that Phil Spencer admitted openly that Microsoft is not working on mid gen console hardware. While Sony will likely launch a better PS5 upgrade. This could really be an indication that Xbox is internally on death’s strip. I think if this deal really fells though then Microsoft could announce to exit console Gaming. Maybe they will stay in gaming industry but probably as 3rd Part Developer and maybe producing stuff like gaming accessories (controller e.g.).

 

[Bryank75]

Microsoft's current cloud market talking point is that it's just an experiment.

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Typical but I think the lawyers could just comb through past communications / interviews and find contradictory statements, this hypocrisy is unsurprising though.

 

[Bryank75]

Microsoft's current cloud market talking point is that it's just an experiment.

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Typical but I think the lawyers could just comb through past communications / interviews and find contradictory statements, this hypocrisy is unsurprising though.

 

[AshHunter216]

I just don't like how it feels like so much is riding on what this judge decides to do.

 

[Deleted member 417]

Let the deal pass. It'll be funnier

 

[Acquiescence]

This is truly pathetic. They're so upset with the CMA that these fanboys are mocking them for allowing the £1.7 billion acquisition of a robot vacuum cleaner company. Because that's the same as MS spending $70 billion to get ABK apparently.

 

[Swift_Star]

Microsoft's current cloud market talking point is that it's just an experiment.

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Yeah, that's not going to fly.

 

[Swift_Star]

This is truly pathetic. They're so upset with the CMA that these fanboys are mocking them for allowing the £1.7 billion acquisition of a robot vacuum cleaner company. Because that's the same as MS spending $70 billion to get ABK apparently.

Unrelated merger, xbots stay mad. Also, 1.7bi acquisition vs 70bi acquisition.

 

[Dabaus]

Its them being salty because it shows the UK isnt actually closed for business like Microsoft is saying, its just the ABK deal in particular is extremely anti competitive.

 

[AshHunter216]

This is truly pathetic. They're so upset with the CMA that these fanboys are mocking them for allowing the £1.7 billion acquisition of a robot vacuum cleaner company. Because that's the same as MS spending $70 billion to get ABK apparently.

Pretty funny how they think MS buying up all of these massive publishers is something that regulators should just look the other way on. Also, why are all the shills still going after the cma? Isn't the battle with the FTC over the injunction the most pressing matter for them right now?

 

[AshHunter216]

Now this might not actually mean anything, but apparently ABK's shareholder agenda has a list of things they plan to vote on soon and it makes no mention of the merger.

 

[Dabaus]

Now this might not actually mean anything, but apparently ABK's shareholder agenda has a list of things they plan to vote on soon and it makes no mention of the merger.

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Its all according to plan. MS knew from day 1 that this would come down to the wire. They knew that the CMA and FTC would block it. Phil is a genius and he already accounted for every scenario. Losing the console generation and the deal being blocked is actually Microsoft playing 4d chess, ponies cant see that just like they cant see starfield in all its 30 FPS glory on their underpowered RDNA 1.5, 8 teraflop system.

 

[FatKaz]

This is truly pathetic. They're so upset with the CMA that these fanboys are mocking them for allowing the £1.7 billion acquisition of a robot vacuum cleaner company. Because that's the same as MS spending $70 billion to get ABK apparently.

They were all preparing their celebration parties in anticipation for the CMA to approve. Writing up their victory speeches.

All that got taken away from them, and it's all the CMAs fault now. It's 2013 all over again.

 

[BigMclargeHuge]

Its all according to plan. MS knew from day 1 that this would come down to the wire. They knew that the CMA and FTC would block it. Phil is a genius and he already accounted for every scenario. Losing the console generation and the deal being blocked is actually Microsoft playing 4d chess, ponies cant see that just like they cant see starfield in all its 30 FPS glory on their underpowered RDNA 1.5, 8 teraflop system.

Sony is playing checkers while Microsoft is playing 4d hungry hungry hippos.

 

[Gediminas]

Its all according to plan. MS knew from day 1 that this would come down to the wire. They knew that the CMA and FTC would block it. Phil is a genius and he already accounted for every scenario. Losing the console generation and the deal being blocked is actually Microsoft playing 4d chess, ponies cant see that just like they cant see starfield in all its 30 FPS glory on their underpowered RDNA 1.5, 8 teraflop system.

It is all creative decision

 

[reziel]

This is truly pathetic. They're so upset with the CMA that these fanboys are mocking them for allowing the £1.7 billion acquisition of a robot vacuum cleaner company. Because that's the same as MS spending $70 billion to get ABK apparently.

I shouldn't have clicked on the read replies button. I didn't realize people are that ridiculous about this. The CMAs post is even worse in the replies.
On a side note I didn't realize Roombas make billions in the first couple weeks they release a new robot and are loaded with Microtransactions for profit. /S

 

[Nhomnhom]

This is truly pathetic. They're so upset with the CMA that these fanboys are mocking them for allowing the £1.7 billion acquisition of a robot vacuum cleaner company. Because that's the same as MS spending $70 billion to get ABK apparently.

The irony is that even if MS acquires ABK Xbox is still going to suck just as much yet these guy are fighting a war over it as if they were going to gain anything from it.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Now this might not actually mean anything, but apparently ABK's shareholder agenda has a list of things they plan to vote on soon and it makes no mention of the merger.

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Like some others have speculated, the truth of the situation is that ABK are likely ready to pull out of the deal, and these current moves by Microsoft are to act as a show of strength to sell ABK on the idea that Microsoft themselves are still willing to fight for the deal.

Microsoft wants this deal a hell of a lot more than ABK does, at this point, and there's a very good chance ABK still pull out officially once the time comes. But as some others have speculated, this could all be an act so that MS can avoid paying the $3 billion breakup fee if the deal in fact falls apart.

 

[AshHunter216]

This article has a link to a very interesting twitter thread with some insight into the process involving this injunction. Apparently, the FTC don't even have to prove anticompetitiveness to get an injunction.

Microsoft may abandon Activision merger if federal judge grants FTC request

Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.

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