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Microsoft provided the UK CMA with a list of “material changes” that have occurred since the agency ruled against the Activision Blizzard acquisition. And while many were expecting additional compromises from the software giant, that’s not what happene… Continue reading Microsoft Offers the CMA New Evidence, Not New Compromises (Premium)
The EU antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s bundling of Teams with Office raises numerous issues worth discussing. Granted, I wrote an editorial on this topic back in April, but that was triggered by reports about the negotiations between Microsoft… Continue reading This is What Matters in the EU Antitrust Case Against Microsoft Teams (Premium)
The EU Commission opened an antitrust investigation to determine if Microsoft bundling Teams with Office 365 is anti-competitive.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) were both embarrassed in recent weeks by Microsoft when their justifications for blocking the Activision Blizzard acquisition were exposed as irrational nonsense. An… Continue reading A Tale of Two (OK, Three) Antitrust Regulators (Premium)
The FTC granted Microsoft’s request to halt an internal trial that was scheduled for August, too late to prevent the Activision Blizzard acquisition.
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A British High Court judge formally paused the UK CMA’s block of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, giving the two sides more time to negotiate.
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Sony has finally answered the email Microsoft sent 18 months ago and has agreed to a deal that will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.
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Less than one hour after Microsoft’s legal victory against the FTC on Friday, the UK CMA blinked and backtracked yet again.
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In yet another legal victory for Microsoft, a U.S. Appeals court has ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) emergency motion to halt the software giant’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed Microsoft a stunning legal victory yesterday. She got almost everything exactly right.
As I’m sure you know, Microsoft announced that it intended to acquire Activision Blizzard in January 2022 fo… Continue reading This Time, Common Sense Prevailed (Premium)