reddig33@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThe FTC isn’t too happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffswww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1537arrow-down19 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1528arrow-down1external-linkThe FTC isn’t too happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffswww.polygon.comreddig33@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square102fedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareClopClopMcFuckwad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up190arrow-down2·8 months agoThey’re not too happy, and they may even write a strongly worded email expressing their unhappiness.
minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95·8 months agoYou jest, but the FTC is trying to appeal (undo) the merger in court, and this makes their case a lot stronger: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-ftc-tries-again-stop-microsofts-already-closed-deal-activision-2023-12-06/ For a 68,000,000,000$ deal, even if this helps the FTC by 1%, that’s a huge risk
minus-squareNeato@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·8 months agoGood. After they un-merge them they can break them up into even smaller pieces. That way in another 30 years when we forget about antitrust against they can re-assemble the monopoly. Fun for everyone!
minus-squareCaptainEffort@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoIf they actually managed to, my faith in humanity would be restored a little bit
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·8 months agoWOAH WOAH WOAH LET’S KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE HERE
minus-squareEdibleFriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·8 months agoThey didn’t even slam them.
minus-square0110010001100010@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·8 months agoOr even give them a good BLAST.
minus-squareemogu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·8 months agoThe FTC Bukkakes Microsoft Over Activision Blizzard layoffs
minus-squareEdibleFriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoThat’s the kind of click bait we need.
minus-squareFunkyMonk@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-28 months agoyou cant just blindside job creators with that, think of the neppies /s
They’re not too happy, and they may even write a strongly worded email expressing their unhappiness.
You jest, but the FTC is trying to appeal (undo) the merger in court, and this makes their case a lot stronger: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-ftc-tries-again-stop-microsofts-already-closed-deal-activision-2023-12-06/
For a 68,000,000,000$ deal, even if this helps the FTC by 1%, that’s a huge risk
Good. After they un-merge them they can break them up into even smaller pieces. That way in another 30 years when we forget about antitrust against they can re-assemble the monopoly. Fun for everyone!
If they actually managed to, my faith in humanity would be restored a little bit
WOAH WOAH WOAH LET’S KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE HERE
They didn’t even slam them.
Or even give them a good BLAST.
The FTC Bukkakes Microsoft Over Activision Blizzard layoffs
That’s the kind of click bait we need.
you cant just blindside job creators with that, think of the neppies /s