ChorizoPicozo
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opposites attract each other, this deal must be approved... it's physics..you cannot deny physics.
Microsoft / Activision Deal Approval Watch |OT| (MS/ABK close)
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opposites attract each other, this deal must be approved... it's physics..you cannot deny physics.
James Sawyer Ford
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MS lashing out at the CMA and the UK governement is the worst PR stunt I have seen in years...The arrogance displayed here is outstanding...
According to Brad Sams, the blocking of Microsoft acquiring Activision was the darkest day in UK history since the Nazi’s bombed England in WW2
And I wish what I said above was just a joke, but that’s actually what he suggested
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Varteras
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I THINK he said it was "the darkest day in OUR four decades in Britain".
That being said, both Microsoft and Activision have tried to paint a doom and gloom scenario for Brits
James Sawyer Ford
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MasterCornholio
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That conflict does affect me and hopefully it never gets to a point where I become a part of it.
Ukraine isn't a regulator that Microsoft is looking for approval from because if they block it the deal can still pass easily. The other regulators like the EC, CMA or the FTC are bigger concerns for them. Less the FTC than the other 2 but they can still cause issues.
And ironically, Microsoft is the market leader in the UK cloud gaming marketAnd now Microsoft and Xbox fanboys want the CMA to reverse their decision, protecting the "market leader." lol
Really don't like how people are trying to pin Sony on this even though the CMA tosses their console market argument out the window. Sony failed to achieve a block based on the arguments they made to the CMA.
Varteras
Member
Just sunshine and lollipops, my man!
Varteras
Member
But they mentioned the cloud! THEY MENTIONED THE CLOUD!
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blog.playstation.com
3liteDragon
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I mean, MS also thought the deal would go through without any concessions & yet here we are.
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Edmund
is waiting for Starfield 7
They'll still work for free. Heck they'd even pay to have the chance to keep shilling.
POKEYCLYDE
Member
Interesting. Probably because while certain Microsoft division's were down, overall revenue was up by 9% for the quarter. (I think)
And up until the CMA's decision, it was looking likely that the deal would pass, making Activision's share price higher than it should be (despite their earnings being impressive).
MasterCornholio
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Nothing1234
Banned
The way Brad Smith is conducting himself is embarrassing.
Varteras
Member
Jim Ryan caught shit for being a "cry baby" over the deal. But at least he just pleaded it would be ruinous to PlayStation. Brad Smith out there threatening the UK that it will be ruinous to them.
Nothing1234
Banned
Yeah I’m sure Microsoft shareholders are thrilled with his conduct.
Varteras
Member
Buddy of mine told me, and I haven't checked on this myself, that apparently Kotick has been evasive when asked in interviews about extending the deadline. I'm insisting that if Microsoft doesn't throw in the towel first, that Activision is just going to wait until July and collect an easy $3 billion.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Man this hyperbole is pretty shit to read.
1. He didn't say the UK darkest day, he said MS history in the UK e.g. biggest issue MS has had in the UK in their 4 decades of operating business there.
2. WW2 was 80 years ago, double what you're suggesting, not Brad Smith.
But hey thanks for making GAF look like hyperbolic gaming morons for yet another gotchya moment.
Pathetic and disgusting at the same time.
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nikolino840
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Bitmap Frogs
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Dick Jones
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I think we all know who is getting pushed out of Microsoft for this failure. The whif of desperation is overbearing. I'm getting embarrassed for him now
Banjo64
cumsessed
Why does this guy talk like a North Korean press release?
Banjo64
cumsessed
And there it is.
Dick Jones
Banned
If Microsoft were paying me as much as they are paying him, I'd sing like a canary too.
Banjo64
cumsessed
I think they may pull the plug on this imminently now, I believed they would appeal but with the tone setting happening now I wouldn’t be surprised if it collapses within days."Phil Spencer held meeting this morning with Xbox staff & told them that Activision would have sped up Microsoft's gaming plans, but they would continue to move ahead, even if without Activision."
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Happy days.
zapper
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with this information i understand why the ftc would want to look into the deal documents, all these providers that microsoft has signed contracts with do not exist, they are just a temporary showcase for microsoft services and to take advantage of the acquisition today which will never be and will become competitors in cloud gaming.
nvidia just agreed with microsoft from the beginning, they pretended to complain first trying to screw the regulators (kind of like i think nintendo did)
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Ozzy Onya A2Z
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And yet we have ABK confirming Sony were offered a better deal than what they were currently on. This is a different deal for a different segment. nVidia also signed a 10 year deal as did others.
If it was true across the board, which it ain't, then we'd have the assumption this tweet is jumping to.
FFS, does no one fact check anymore.
shaddam
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POKEYCLYDE
Member
You guys and your conspiracies.
DJ12
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Yeah stock market is definitely happy this deal isn't happening for MS
freefornow
Gold Member
KFC a shell company?
dotnotbot
Member
Yeah, more like coating company to be precise
DJ12
Member
Bullying tactics is forcing these to be signed.
You want to be the only service without our games?
Sure you'll get absolutely nothing from our games, but you will also not get any customers for the games you can profit from.
PaintTinJr
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AFAIK, someone said the appeal window is just 4 weeks for Microsoft to apply to the CAT, and given an appeal attempt is likely to be denied - as there is no grounds for an appeal against the CAT's high bar - the CMA result should be final - and the deal dead even in theory - before the EC or FTC have to complete anything.
I'm not sure if it has been discussed as yet, but the CMA process uses far wider and deeper mechanisms - via a full market analysis - than the normal market survey done by the EC and FTC, so the timings - going by what is written on the CMA website for Martin's 2019 speech about timing with other regulators - will have intentionally been aligned, and the EC and FTC will almost certainly be reading the market analysis of the CMA to bolster their understanding of the merger in their own markets, to focus on data points they specifically need from their own market to make the same or different conclusions IMO.
M1987
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the deal is dead
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azertydu91
Hard to Kill
Unless I missed it, has anybody seen Zoltan here yet?
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
So many LOLs in this one photo.
Topher
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laynelane
Member
So many LOLs in this one photo.
Still trying to blame Sony, I see.
It's so tired at this point. Then again, the idea of MS being responsible for their own errors and miscalculations is inconceivable to some.
Calverz
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He actually said the darkest day, in Microsoft’s history in Britain.
Topher
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ulantan
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You know that dusty ass sony deal still in his pocket.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Really?
JackSparr0w
Banned
As someone who couldn't give a rat's ass about COD I'm kind of happy the deal failed.
I hope MS pursues smaller PC centric developers since their gamepass growth over the past 2 years has mainly been from the PC gaming crowd.
I hope MS pursues smaller PC centric developers since their gamepass growth over the past 2 years has mainly been from the PC gaming crowd.
zapper
Member
I wouldn't call them conspiracies if the agreements proposed by microsoft are these reported, considering that they don't even want to show them to the ftc and that resolution of complaints from nvidia was very fast
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StealthGoblin
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That tidbit about the streaming companies getting the game but none of the revenue from sales, MTX etc is pretty damning. Those companies would be treated as an extension of Microsoft and not be competitors. In that scenario Microsoft hold all the cards and after their 10 years can do whatever they like while surely having grown their share of the market.
This is dead if that doesn’t change.
This is dead if that doesn’t change.
DJ12
Member
It's dead unless ms can prove the CMA interpreted the data they had irrationally.
New data is irrelevant. They had the chance for remedies. These PR 10 year deals were MSs attempts to remedy and they are clearly utter garbage that these companies just signed so they can stay relevant if MS did buy Activision.
The only benefit for them with this is not being forced out of business for 10 year due to lack of content everyone else who signed these shitty deals has.
Luckily for everyone, the CMA saw right through this bullshit.
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Damning lol you expect Microsoft or any company to give away its work. So the big bad dominant cloud player has 5k concurrent user capacity. So with that kind of volume whats better free games with no dlc money or 10 million for a couple of games like stadia paid capcom for 2 re games? Game like red fall no dlc they get it for free what a shitty deal. If this waa so bad no one would sign the deal or be pissed its gone.
Banjo64
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The deadline for remedies is over in the UK, so they can’t amend things now.
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