A US federal court judge ruled that she would not comply with the request Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for release precautionary measurewhich would temporarily prevent Microsoft close the acquisition Activision Blizzard In the United States. The FTC can appeal the decision.
After five hearings, the court concluded that the FTC’s arguments were insufficient to ban the purchase. The regulatory authorities mainly argued the potential abuse of the Call of Duty brand to harm the competition, as well as Microsoft’s dominance in the cloud market.
Microsoft has guaranteed to release Call of Duty on PlayStation 5 and will bring the series to Nintendo Switch. At the same time, it is offering its main competitor, Japan’s Sony, a ten-year deal to publish Call of Duty on its console. Microsoft also concluded ten-year contracts with some cloud service providers.
At the moment, the only country that is openly opposed to the closure of the trade is Great Britain. The Office for Economic Competition has officially blocked the deal. While regulators are under political pressure, Microsoft has appealed the decision and the possibility that the deal will go ahead without UK authorities’ sanction is looking increasingly likely.
2023-07-11 15:09:12
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