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
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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
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