GoronmonJul 21, 2023

FTC withdraws its in-house challenge to Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

#microsoft #ftc #activision

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/20/23795591/ftc-microsoft-activision-administrative-challenge

FTC withdraws its in-house challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal

The FTC has paused its fight against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, after losing its case for a preliminary injunction and the follow-up appeal.

The Verge
Show thread332Jul 21, 2023
And as expected, the destructive consolidation of the industry moves forward again, cheered on by consumers celebrating the short term bump to the value of their subscription service.
Show threadVlynJul 21, 2023

Knowing the companies involved this is a positive change.

Activision Blizzard is a toxic dump. My hope is Microsoft throws out Activision management and cleans things up.

It literally can’t get worse than it is right now.

Show threadjwagner7813
Oh it can definitely get worse lol
Jul 21, 2023 at 7:44pmWeb