Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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If they appeal instantly, I hope they go full on Cloud.
Or just drag it past the deal deadline
Amazing. People finally realize what the endgame of MS really is. They’re waking up.
If you read Bill Gates' letters and emails back when he was running Microsoft, it's like he read every single negative stereotype and claim about Capitalism as if it were an instruction book. And that's not a joke.
Just pointing things out before another wave of doom and gloom sweeps through.
The Meta-Within judge took 6 weeks to rule and that was a very small case.
If the judge rushes to give her final decision before July 12, she basically gives Microsoft the go ahead to close the deal before the deadline without the FTC. It will show the world she was on their side all along and how corrupted she is.
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U.S. judge denies FTC request to stop Meta from acquiring VR firm Within
A judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission's request to stop Meta Platforms Inc from buying virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited, rejecting the regulator's concerns the deal would reduce competition in a new market.
www.reuters.com
Ign lol
Reminder that Michael Pachter is technically an expert, doesn't mean he knows what the fuck he's talking about
Complexity of the case combined with her idiocy that won't be resolved in a few weeks, I don't know how she can make a reasonable judgment in a short time.The Meta-Within judge took 6 weeks to rule and that was a very small case.
If the judge rushes to give her final decision before July 12, she basically gives Microsoft the go ahead to close the deal before the deadline without the FTC. It will show the world she was on their side all along and how corrupted she is.
U.S. judge denies FTC request to stop Meta from acquiring VR firm Within
A judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission's request to stop Meta Platforms Inc from buying virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited, rejecting the regulator's concerns the deal would reduce competition in a new market.
The sane thing to do is grant the PI and let this go through the full court proceedings. I mean people can also argue well she can't reasonably grant the PI in the short amount of time either, but it's the sanest option.
And if the case reaches a federal judge again and it's the same judge, then she could use the time to wise up.
What concerning is, this judge was not corrected on alot of her really bad takes during the hearing, so this judge will be assessing the evidence and arguements with her really shit takes.
Yeah. If you want an example of uninformed and out of touch, look no further than her comment about how everyone has a gaming PC.
It will be interesting if the FTC do appeal how it plays out. If they do appeal i'd think the judge would have to maybe extend the temporary injunction just incase as the decision would not be final after an appeal? So it'd probaly go over the expiry date anyway, gamers lawsuit is still going after weeks after an appeal.
Considering there is a high chance of this going over the expiry date, there is no reason for the judge to fall for the MS/ABK sympathy card of "if you grant his injunction the deal dies". They will have to renogotaite anyway if the FTC appeals alongside the CAT appeal, if the FTC are't spineless and have good grounds then they should appeal.
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U.S. judge denies FTC request to stop Meta from acquiring VR firm Within
A judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission's request to stop Meta Platforms Inc from buying virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited, rejecting the regulator's concerns the deal would reduce competition in a new market.
www.reuters.com
There's only so many VR headsets out there.
I think Facebook's Occlus/Quest, PSVR and Valve has their own one too right? How can FB gobbling up a 4th upstart not directly negatively affect Sony and Valve?
Perhaps I misunderstood it, but surely Bobby requesting in mid-injunction hearing to negotiate with Sony about COD in case they lost the merger attempt must have been seen as a negative blow? Im imagining MS' lawyers leaving courtroom muttering "wtf is he doing? We're literally trying to buy his company, and he's trying to set himself up a fallback plan..."
That's what you get for dealing with the devil(Kotick), MS LMAO
The FTC can't use the son as an excuse before it started they were asked if they had an issue with her being in charge of the case knowing her son worked for MS. They screwed themselves out of that excuse. However there is a law saying she should have recused herself since it could pose a bias toward one side but I don't believe that takes effect considering the FTC agreed to this situation.