Microsoft / Activision Deal Approval Watch |OT| (MS/ABK close)

Do you believe the deal will be approved?

  • Yes, will be approved without changes.

    Votes: 221 24.9%

  • Yes, will be approved but with structural changes to ABK.

    Votes: 102 11.5%

  • Yes, will be approved but only with behavioral concessions.

    Votes: 262 29.6%

  • No, will not be approved.

    Votes: 301 34.0%
  • Total voters
    886
  • Poll closed .
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if what I'm reading here is true... what an embarrassment, what a shame to think of being protected by these regulators...

the ftc have proven to be incompetent idiots, the cma has gone further, they are proving that an independent government agency is not an independent, it can be bought...
 
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Elios83 said:
The judge has understood everything and he's telling them that he won't take part in the charade if they have already decided to let the deal pass before they have already read the new proposal :pie_grinning_sweat:
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It just has the optics of looking corrupt.

The transparency of the merger has been completely lost with a backdoor deal. The public(consumers/businesses) have a legal right to challenge the CMA's inability to apply the legislation and block the merger for a console, esports and cloud gaming SLC given by the info at hand from the FTC case.
 
Gudji said:
Wtf why does he have a series s box on the table?
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Is that what Microsoft bought the CMA with? /s

Disgusted Emma Stone GIF
 
GHG said:
They are hiding something and not explaining what's really gone on behind closed doors. This judge is having none of it.
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Not entirely.

That's the reason the judge emphasized "you stand by your original decision"

How can the CMA stand by their original decision so fervently but also outside things have changed enough for them to come back to the table and negotiate (namely FTC appeal rejection immediately causing CMA to negotiate and the Sony contract from yesterday). How does that make this a new deal?

See, the CMA wants to frame this as a new deal so they don't a take loss but ALSO want to stand by their original decision. So they want the judge to hold this, keep their place in line, but also recognize this is a new transaction but also keeps the same queue for the old transaction being restructured. Legally, this makes no sense and the judge knows this. Basically CMA is trying to save face by calling this restructured and a new RMS while also not starting over from zero and basically just picking up where they left off. Also, if the CMA and MS don't have a concrete agreement, we risk just coming back to the court later (even if the odds are 0.01%, that is still a possibility) and thus how can they be asking to "pause" the CTA while also saving face by saying its a new RMS but also keeps all the original investigations and processes in place to save time later. It makes no sense.

How can they do that legally and not be considered to be wasting the court's time?
 
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Heisenberg007 said:
Why can't they share the details of the restructured deal with the judge?

This is so sus and stupid. Why it "can't be done?"
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I think its because it hasn't been finalized and they're still in negotiations.

Which means, it has nothing to do with the initial decision made by the CMA and that's all they're discussing today.
 
kvltus lvlzvs said:
Enjoy the laptop, mate. Which manufacturer are you eyeing?
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Im eyeballing it, but it's only 60 hz refresh. I have never had a pc run at more than a 60 hz screen so I actually want higher tha. That as every core PC gamer has 100+ screens so I'm just trying to tag along not knowing g anything but just copying.

I was looking at this for $1800 CDN.

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"it's price sensitive"

My guy, this judge isn't your average wallstreetsbets degenerate, he's already cashed out and doesn't care.
 
"Your Lordship. This merger is about a lot of money. You have to trust us that we know what we are doing."

Your Lordship won't take that shit!
 
tmlDan said:
I think its because it hasn't been finalized and they're still in negotiations.

Which means, it has nothing to do with the initial decision made by the CMA and that's all they're discussing today.
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Still stupid. They are asking the Judge to stop the appeal he will be presiding but they are not even proving that material changes have indeed happened -- let alone what material changes.
 
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