Court denies FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/14/23794707/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-acquisition-appeal-loses

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost what may be its final attempt to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard. It’s the second loss for the FTC after a US federal judge denied its request for a preliminary injunction earlier this week to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard until the conclusion of a separate FTC administrative case.

So it looks as if the Activision Blizzard sale is happening.

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rafoix@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y

Microsoft owning Activision Blizzard is like half of the NFL teams being owned by one person. One person that mismanages everything they already have.

themizarkshow@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y

They did such a bad job in court... focused entirely on CoD which they already had offers for everyone to get for 10yr minimum. How you gonna win that case?

banana_meccanica@feddit.it · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

If I was Microsoft i will NOT buying blizzard now, cost too much. Wait another scandal or after the second season of diablo.

Madison_rogue@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

They're not buying Activision for Diablo, they're in it for the mobile platform. Microsoft believes the future is in cloud gaming, and the Activision's mobile platform is very well developed.

banana_meccanica@feddit.it · 1 pts · 3y

Actually you are right, but still I think it too soon for buy