The FTC isn’t happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs

https://www.polygon.com/24065269/ftc-microsoft-activision-deal-layoffs-appeal

The FTC isn’t happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs::The Federal Trade Commission is still looking to reverse Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Now, it’s telling on Microsoft after massive layoffs.

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Pistcow@lemm.ee · 35 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Who could have possibly predicted this outcome!?

pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y

Anybody with brain? 🙄

kewjo@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Microsoft lawyer Rakesh Kilaru wrote that Microsoft was already considering layoffs before the merger.

Corporate gaslighting at it's finest. we planned to layoff ~1000 employees from the company we were acquiring before we agreed not to do that!

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

"agreed"

TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I bet Satya is gonna get a stern letter and have to promise not to do it again!

ripcord@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Maybe the first part. Not the second part.

eporetsky@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It's not too late to do your job, FTC

Ranvier@sopuli.xyz · 19 pts · 2y

FTC is doing its job and has been fighting this from the beginning. Need the courts to do their job and side with the FTC.

jaybone@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

In other news: The FTC won’t do Jack shit about it.

Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

Maybe they’ll shake up the customer care which treats players like shit.