Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard

DForce

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I know he does and that’s why I’m suspicious.
Seems odd. If true, then yeah, only goes with my theory about what happened a few days ago about that report from CNBC.. These regulators won't do anything in the future and it's going to be a free-for-all.
 
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reziel

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Microsoft just wasted 18 months and over 3 billion dollars learning that money doesn't buy you everything. Once they've fully capitulated to regulators, they'll be closing up shop as a gaming hardware business.
It's actually the opposite with everything they spent its proved money does buy everything the CMA put up a reasonable fight. The FTC was a decent attempt but was a lost cause considering how many people are payed off by MS over here in the states. In the EU case it's obvious the cloud isn't an issue there and most people own Playstations or Nintendo devices over there. Regardless this whole thing was a waste of energy for people following it since Regulators apparently can be sidestepped over.
 

Gods&Monsters

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I know Tom Warren is a dumbass shill but what if CMA actually gave up fighting like he's saying?

It's crazy how nobody can stop Microsoft. Even the judges and politicians are fighting for them. It's ridiculous.
 
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I know Tom Warren is a dumbass shill but what if CMA actually gave up fighting like he's saying?

It's crazy how nobody can stop Microsoft. Even the judges and politicians are fighting for them. It's ridiculous.

We can stop them with our wallets. Just don't buy their products :/

But it'd take enough people to do that in the consumer space. I know for sure the next PC/laptop I get, I'm going 100% Linux distro. I won't consider an Xbox myself in the near future (I have family who have Xboxes, though. And PlayStations, obviously) unless some of the key upper management at the division who've enabled a lot of the console-warring toxicity over this deal step down or are fired.

That one is on principal.
 

KingOfTheDead

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Deal looking sexy ❤️, tom Warren isn't a bad source. He's kinda good. FTC needs a miracle for the 9th circuit. If the 9th circuit doesn't give them the emergency stay it's over. CMA will settle with MS 1 way or the other
 

Danja

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Microsoft just wasted 18 months and over 3 billion dollars learning that money doesn't buy you everything. Once they've fully capitulated to regulators, they'll be closing up shop as a gaming hardware business.
I don't see how they wasted Anything if they still get what they wanted in the end.
 
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Nhomnhom

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Luke doesn't think with facts nor evidence. Just his heart. Which is filled with hate and disdain for Xbox/MS.
Given how much Xbox has sucked I can't blame him.

Why are you even an Xbox fan? You liked the Xbox One and Xbox Series? Such crappy consoles with terrible software on top of it.
 

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Yeah, the fact that PS hasn't even responded to Zenimax acquisition because of that I think they don't have plan B and staying on the current path.
Zenimax isn't a purchase you respond to via acquisitions. They responded to everything so far, but as a Japanese company they tend to be very conservative and defensive. So far the only thing they havent adequately responded to is ABK (Bungie was an attempt, but not a great one)
 

KingOfTheDead

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Given how much Xbox has sucked I can't blame him.

Why are you even an Xbox fan? You liked the Xbox One and Xbox Series? Such crappy consoles with terrible software on top of it.
Hmmm, I grew up with Xbox. It was my first console as a kid. And the 360 era was one of my favorite periods of gaming.