Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard

[FatKaz]

When you look back on it, some of the things the CMA have been doing since june is bizzare really.

First case management hearing they send someone who was on the case for only a few days. Now this isn't a big deal, but we learn later that person was also going to play a big part in the actual trial, and this same lawyer asks for a trial date in October but doesn't really argue that hard for it in the first hearing.

So this person needed time to onboard. So instead of making a application to get the trial pushed back before the second case management hearing, they wait weeks after the second hearing....

The CAT made it clear the second hearing is when the trial date is finalized, so their application to push the trial back understandably got rejected. Self inflicted really.

And remember that application to push the trial back was only made 2 weeks ago. So 2 weeks ago they where still ready to fight this appeal. And now all of a sudden a magic remedy comes along and they are back to negotiating?

Shit is hilarious.

 

[Cool hand luke]

When you look back on it, some of the things the CMA have been doing since june is bizzare really.

First case management hearing they send someone who was on the case for only a few days. Now this isn't a big deal, but we learn later that person was also going to play a big part in the actual trial, and this same lawyer asks for a trial date in October but doesn't really argue that hard for it in the first hearing.

So this person needed time to onboard. So instead of making a application to get the trial pushed back before the second case management hearing, they wait weeks after the second hearing....

The CAT made it clear the second hearing is when the trial date is finalized, so their application to push the trial back understandably got rejected. Self inflicted really.

And remember that application to push the trial back was only made 2 weeks ago. So 2 weeks ago they where still ready to fight this appeal. And now all of a sudden a magic remedy comes along and they are back to negotiating?

Shit is hilarious.

Yeah, that's actually why it doesn't sound like they're accepting a minor divestiture - no one has corroborated that report - and that they're willing to give Microsoft a chance at the full divestiture solution, against the backdrop of Microsoft whining loudly to the CAT judge that they're not being given the chance, in an i-dotting, t-crossing exercise before the CAT trial to extinguish all possible avenues of appeal.

They have an airtight case and regulators from all five eyes member states agree. A country bumpkin judge who thinks everyone owns a gaming PC because of COVID can't change that.

 

[Fenton]

 

[KingOfTheDead]

Yeah, that's actually why it doesn't sound like they're accepting a minor divestiture - no one has corroborated that report - and that they're willing to give Microsoft a chance at the full divestiture solution, against the backdrop of Microsoft whining loudly to the CAT judge that they're not being given the chance, in an i-dotting, t-crossing exercise before the CAT trial to extinguish all possible avenues of appeal.

They have an airtight case and regulators from all five eyes member states agree. A country bumpkin judge who thinks everyone owns a gaming PC because of COVID can't change that.

they are accepting a minor divestiture, just for the UK. MS/ABK already stated a big divestiture isnt reasonable nor practical. So thats not happening. CMA knows that information already. its going to be a minor divestiture for the UK. CMA wouldn't be talking to them again if their wasn't another option. You literally been wrong on everything you have stated thus far.

 

[Gediminas]

Pro-workers, pro-consumers

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

Pro-workers, pro-consumers

thats why i read dumbasses like welfare using that argument i laugh,its all a lie,like always with these mothertruckers

 

[Cool hand luke]

they are accepting a minor divestiture, just for the UK. MS/ABK already stated a big divestiture isnt reasonable nor practical. So thats not happening. CMA knows that information already. its going to be a minor divestiture for the UK. CMA wouldn't be talking to them again if their wasn't another option. You literally been wrong on everything you have stated thus far.

I called the CMA block after the console SLC was dropped, and you're the one who asked for proof the CMA was still looking for divestiture, denied it existed, and then got bitch slapped by it.

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

Ehh, I probably shouldn't but...



Why don't you crawl back up your mother's cunt with the rest of the dicks.

at least the knows his father,you have to hire a detective to search into the brothel database to find yours...

 

[Would_you_kindly]

Exactly! MS will transform the whole gaming industry. And when they are done they will have a irontight grip over the whole market. They have every aspect of the gaming sector covered by then, cloud/tech, publishing, IPs, subscription service and community.

Then we will see a downgrade in quality of games and much higher mtx based games in addition to just a whole set of mediocre game to deliver that dopamine when scrolling through the gamepass catalog.

This is why I don't understand cheering for this deal. Even from a Xbox gamer perspective. Is it like supporting your local sports team?

This is an almost $3 trillion market cap company that just acquired the biggest game publisher on the planet while shouting "Sony is the market leader" to get their way.

Just a few months ago MS pratically acquired OpenAI and jumped in front of Google (another behemoth) in the AI space, just like that. They can do that with Google which is in the same ballpark in terms of influence and size. This is why I could just laugh when people were arguing "but they are still third place"

If Microsoft wanted, they could be first, second and third place, they did not before, now with the new leadership and backing they do, so watch closely, enjoy your "win" and see for yourself.

Yeah & they've been talking about new ways for publishers to monetize games on consoles such as advertising how anyone that says they enjoy gaming can cheer for that is beyond me

 

[KingOfTheDead]

I called the CMA block after the console SLC was dropped, and you're the one who asked for proof the CMA was still looking for divestiture, denied it existed, and then got bitch slapped by it.

lol you're just flinging turds on the walls and hoping they stick. What you're doing is nothing impressive. just the same old "xbox is dead, ABK deal is dead, Phil spencer fired, MS is going to get broken up." you know, your usual deluded takes. Your hate for xbox/MS blinds you from the actual facts and evidence.

 

[Gediminas]

thats why i read dumbasses like welfare using that argument i laugh,its all a lie,like always with these mothertruckers

Just look at the Undead Labs etc.. m$ is toxic as fuck. What welfare writing is just fanboyism. I don't hear i don't see, lia lia lia, m$ is best

 

[Cool hand luke]

lol you're just flinging turds on the walls and hoping they stick. What you're doing is nothing impressive. just the same old "xbox is dead, ABK deal is dead, Phil spencer fired, MS is going to get broken up." you know, your usual deluded takes. Your hate for xbox/MS blinds you from the actual facts and evidence.

Nawww somebody's a bit butthurt at hearing the truth. All of those things are happening. The CMA wanted a delay in the appeal process. Guess what? They got it by dragging a begging and pleading Microsoft to the negotiation table.

Remember that MS was the party that needed the appeal to succeed to have any chance of closing, not the CMA.

 

[FatKaz]

Yeah, that's actually why it doesn't sound like they're accepting a minor divestiture - no one has corroborated that report - and that they're willing to give Microsoft a chance at the full divestiture solution, against the backdrop of Microsoft whining loudly to the CAT judge that they're not being given the chance, in an i-dotting, t-crossing exercise before the CAT trial to extinguish all possible avenues of appeal.

They have an airtight case and regulators from all five eyes member states agree. A country bumpkin judge who thinks everyone owns a gaming PC because of COVID can't change that.

Yeah I guess one way to look at it is, if MS is offering some form of divestiture, then CMA need to take a look at it as it was always an option on the table prior to blocking.

We know MS didn't cooperate when divestiture was offered intitally. Bu if they are now then CMA can't go against their own remedy solutions and turn it away.

Now whether CMA accept it, we need to see.

 

[KingOfTheDead]

Nawww somebody's a bit butthurt at hearing the truth. All of those things are happening. The CMA wanted a delay in the appeal process. Guess what? They got it by dragging a begging and pleading Microsoft to the negotiation table.

Remember that MS was the party that needed the appeal to succeed to have any chance of closing, not the CMA.

lol still with your fanfiction huh? how cute. Your almighty CMA is looking to settle. No appeal needed

 

[daniel5043]

thats why i read dumbasses like welfare using that argument i laugh,its all a lie,like always with these mothertruckers

I don't know why he bothered he literally talked about his stocks in Activision

 

[Cool hand luke]

Fetched the transcript, the small divestiture talk comes straight from Microsoft. Per David Faber:

That said we got interesting commentary from both the CMA and Microsoft a couple of hours ago indicating the two sides were in conversations essentially to try to restructure the transaction so that would meet the objections of the CMA and therefore go to close and what I have learned is that Microsoft has offered what I’m told is a discrete small divestiture, unclear exactly what that is, that will in fact satisfy the CMA or at least they believe it will satisfy the CMA. You know, we can all speculate about some sort of a licensing deal for the cloud and other things that may occur here but again, a small and discreet divestiture is what I’m hearing, all of which would seem to put this on a path Kelly amazingly enough to actually be closed at $95 a share in cash

Nothing but more Microsoft propaganda. Same source that thought lopsided 10 year deals were enough, that they'd never divest, that didn't anticipate the CMA blocking in the first place - same ol' Microsoft.

 

[KingOfTheDead]

Fetched the transcript, the small divestiture talk comes straight from Microsoft. Per David Faber:



Nothing but more Microsoft propaganda. Same source that thought lopsided 10 year deals were enough, that they'd never divest, that didn't anticipate the CMA blocking in the first place - same ol' Microsoft.

doesnt matter. CMA is looking to settle. keep coping

 

[FatKaz]

Fetched the transcript, the small divestiture talk comes straight from Microsoft. Per David Faber:



Nothing but more Microsoft propaganda. Same source that thought lopsided 10 year deals were enough, that they'd never divest, that didn't anticipate the CMA blocking in the first place - same ol' Microsoft.

So confirmation CMA haven't actually accepted anything. Other then they have a duty to look at a new remedy solution.

 

[Ludwig]

doesnt matter. CMA is looking to settle. keep coping

Now you are trolling. We all will know soon what CMA is going to do this week.

 

[KingOfTheDead]

Now you are trolling. We all will know soon what CMA is going to do this week.

trolling? come on man, nothing i said is "trolling", This guy Luke is a HARD troll lol. Alls i said is that the CMA is looking to settle. Nothing more, nothing less.