I’m seriously shocked at the U turn they’ve done regarding all their concerns. Very disappointed at this so called independent regulator.
Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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I’m seriously shocked at the U turn they’ve done regarding all their concerns. Very disappointed at this so called independent regulator.
You are right but forget CMA agreed to back to analysis a new deal... that new deal was not showed to them yet.
That is all fair except the part they should have get in talk with this new deal before gone to CAT
What other AAA studios are releasing big games within 3 years?
This is defintley shadey.
Back in late june the CMA asked the CAT for a delay to the appeal process, to get one of their new lawyer time to onboard. So they where still wanting to fight this.
Heres the thing, prior to that MS had already submitted their new proposal.
So why did CMA asked for a delay to the appeal process in late june? If they already knew by then what MS had proposed, then why would you wait weeks to say "oh we are ok with it" by just briefly looking at this "complex" submission.
Back in late june the CMA asked the CAT for a delay to the appeal process, to get one of their new lawyer time to onboard. So they where still wanting to fight this.
Heres the thing, prior to that MS had already submitted their new proposal.
So why did CMA asked for a delay to the appeal process in late june? If they already knew by then what MS had proposed, then why would you wait weeks to say "oh we are ok with it" by just briefly looking at this "complex" submission.
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Sure, Sony won and got what they wanted...
Lets just be real here, it's obvious what happened, the CMA was in their way and MS made sure to put them in their place (subservient to these titanic corporations).
The whole thing was always pretty suspicious with regulators being able to interact with MS behind the scenes and all, it was only a matter of time for them to agree to some sort of compensation to get the deal done.
Which deal? LOL WTF you are blabbing about? Stick with the XSX supply issues which supposedly are fixed by Phil Spencer
Funny on an unrelated note didn't Florian pull out a similar shtick when he was caught red handed in another forum stirring the pot.
I'd have to agree with this. I already saw the CMA lynch mob when this first started.
The CMA is legally bound to take into account any new proposals. Their job isn't to prevent mergers by any means. They're there to make sure consumers in the UK, an only the UK, are not harmed.
MS came up with a new deal and they took it into account.
The only strange thing here is that they're bending over backwards to get this done before the 18th so MS doesn't have to renegotiate with Activision, who would probably ask for more. It's a really shady move by a regulator to approve something without actually providing a proper review to the court.
The CMA probably knows they'll accept the deal so they're doing MS a solid to fast track it. The only thing that changes here is that MS will sign the deal based on agreed prices. Even if the review went past the 18th, the deal would have still gone through. The only difference would be that MS would probably have to pay more if Activision asked for it, and they probably would have.
Yea it is unfair to stop for 2 trillion dollar corpo to grow larger.
These dumbfucks logic is astounding.
These dumbfucks logic is astounding.
I don’t know why you guys are responding to Wellfare’s spin.
MS had MONTHS to offer CMA new remedies and they didn’t.
Also CMA originally wanted full divestiture of Activision and COD. MS was not willing to do that. They also barred MS from doing any deals with Activision for 10 years.
Why the fuck now CMA decided to throw all that away near the finish line when FTC loses their court case?
We all know what’s happened.
MS had MONTHS to offer CMA new remedies and they didn’t.
Also CMA originally wanted full divestiture of Activision and COD. MS was not willing to do that. They also barred MS from doing any deals with Activision for 10 years.
Why the fuck now CMA decided to throw all that away near the finish line when FTC loses their court case?
We all know what’s happened.
Corruption shouldn't shock you at this point, this was always the expected outcome. If regulators were any good at their job MS wouldn't even exist in the first place.
As if MS got where they are by being fair, right? These people are tripping, MS is a legit shitty company that is a real threat to humankind with their sick ambitions of unlimited growth regardless of what the market has to say.
If they can't even regulate them in the gaming space there is no hope to regulate them anywhere else, they'll keep employing the same monopolistic and anti-competitive tactics everywhere and keep getting their way by just being corrupt.
Insomniac?
But I am referring to Factions... They clearly bit off more than they could chew.
There is only a issue here... the new deal was not presented to CMA yet.
Only MS knows what this new deal is.
Said that I agree it is fair to give another analysis to MS show that new deal but it needs to flow the officials paths no matter these unrelated deadline... CMA has nothing to do if MS didn't show that better compromisses/deal before.
I mean CMA should back now to the analysis/compromises phase.
I think the funniest part about this whole thing is years down the line when MS starts jacking up the price of gamepass and doing all sorts of anti competitive stuff with their newfound content monopoly, the same cheerleaders of the deal will be crying about evil MS. I'll just laugh at that point.
I think the deal wasn't presented to the judge only. The CMA probably know it but needs time to actually move it through the right channels to get it approved.
I'd actually like some info here because what I got from all of this is that only the judge himself didn't see the new deal.
There is no new deal. That’s why the CMA and MS was scrambling trying to make up bullshit on why they can’t show it right now.
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Lol so this supposed new deal will be discussed hush hush behind closed doors no public transparency no third party comment?
Everything was public with the prior deal
Everything was public with the prior deal
From what I understood CMA said they didn't have the deal in hands yet.
They accepted to analysis a new deal.
Like I said it is fair and should follow the official procedures... it basically back to that step where CMA wait for MS remedies and/or compromisses to their issues.
Edit - Everything after this phase today looks just like circus that involved even CAT.