Don't even know what that means? Saying Xbox will die is delusion. Nothing more, nothing less. It's okay if you hate Xbox, but delusional takes are silly.
Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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@KingOfTheDead so it was an option presented to them, it was referred to in the final report, and MS said they'd never do anyyhing structural.
You're wrong on all counts and if Microsoft does divest then they'll be capitulating.
You're not showing me anything. CMA never offered MS to divest Cod so the deal will pass. If I'm wrong, please prove me wrong. In the final report it was never mentioned of being offered. . Bobby has also said it was never offered.
Doesnt really matter if they appeal. The deal can go ahead. They would need an emergency order to block the deal. If the CMA and MS work things outs which is very likely, this saga is over. Time to move on.
He has pretended to be a neutral and a sony fan in the past, when all his actions belie that intent. Yes, everyone could tell it was an act. But he's never come out and outright stated it (hence his mask fell) until today.
Brace yourselves for decades of dull, mediocre products.
What really surprised me is the CMA going back to the table to work it out with MS. I thought for sure they would remain unmoveable and would force MS to go to the CAT. The PI being denied was widely expected in most places.
So anything is on the table now if this gets finalised. Big, small, sector altering or not.
Ryan better be having meetings on building a war chest to stave off what’s to come
Ryan better be having meetings on building a war chest to stave off what’s to come
I hate this neoliberal hell we’re living. Mega corps running everything while shutting regulation down. Late stage capitalism sucks.
Pretty much.
I see now how naive Jim Ryan is. Trusting MS that they will keep Cod on PS and also not responsding to Zenimax acquisition.
And now he has to respond to all these MS moves and their future moves. He has clearly underestimated MS.
Disingenuous. Nothing has changed with regards to the CMA's position. Their statement is practically "we are your last remaining obstacle, give us the changes we want and you can have your merger, if not, no." Nothing has changed the CMA's rationale, nothing has changed the conditions that embody their findings. They blocked this before the FTC did, so changes to FTC's case have little impact on their decision to block it.
Disagree. If the CMA was going to sit on its position it would have let the CAT litigation play out.
There is going to be pressure on them to approve it. A statement like this is PR.