Edmund
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Microsoft / Activision Deal Approval Watch |OT| (MS/ABK close)
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I'm trying to picture a grown ass man in his 40s posting revenge fantasies.
bitbydeath
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He would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you pesky kids!
HoofHearted
Member
Oh I'm counting on squeezing out a couple of years in this thread on appeals at least!
This thread is great entertainment.
My body is ready…
Sleepwalker
Member
Surely at some point hell run out of cope.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
I am now free to murder and rob anyone, with Caveats.You read the article and it says they can't close it....
Unknown Soldier
Member
Don't worry, you can just waive prosecution in certain jurisdictions, like the UK!
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Well there's no one stopping you from closing that deal, just be ready for some regulatory work after that.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
ExactlyWell there's no one stopping you from closing that deal, just be ready for some regulatory work after that.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Yeah, I'm gonna pull out of the countries that try to prosecute me because they are not "open for [my hitman] business."
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DJ12
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That's the one he's gone for, it's legitimate however as you say it barely mentions the parties throughout which is probably why he chose it for extra ambiguities.
The notion that ms can just waive regulatory approval is laughable though. A new low for that dipshit.
If they could just ignore it on a whim why is it a requirement of the deal.
Why have any approval in it at all.
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MasterCornholio
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Imagine the reactions of other regulators if you have a company that ignores their decisions if it doesn't favor them.
I can imagine if Microsoft just writes off the CMA it would make the other regulators think twice about any future concessions. It really would ruin any trust they have in the company.
GHG
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freefornow
Gold Member
Is that "chartz" in that tweet?
This might be the SenjutsuSage in me (shudder), but if worldwide monthly sales for xbox series is 372.9k and the total of US/CAN/Euro/Japan is 324k combined, that means the UK (and rest of world) sales are 48.9k. With Euro being 92.1k that means the UK is not MS/Xbox second biggest market.
Xbox pulling out of UK confimed!
Florian redeemed.
God help me!)
Topher
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splattered
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You do know a lot of us have been posting here a long time and are in our 40's+ yeah?
Astray
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I mean yeah, but the weird part is seeing grown people come across like 5 year olds at times.
Heisenberg007
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So Sony has been raising money to buy ....... Rare, Ninja Theory, and Playground Games.
Topher
Identifies as young
So Sony has been raising money to buy ....... Rare, Ninja Theory, and Playground Games.
MasterCornholio
Member
So Sony has been raising money to buy ....... Rare, Ninja Theory, and Playground Games.
Microsoft is building an ark and will bring those studios to the US.
Edit: That's what happens when Rare combines with one of the other two.
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Dick Jones
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What's concerning? 2.5k Japanese sales is impressive for Xbox's largest growing market.
Get Phil to call Tom Warren to write up an article about this great selling console in Japan, don't give specific numbers but use percentages and also mention the 120m MAUs.
That has 2 aspects too.
First, you are assuming that the regulators will decide not based on the proposed deal and its effects on the market, but on the basis of a situation where MS decided to deny UK regulatory power... That is, you are implying that the regulators will do their job poorly. .
Now imagine the reaction of the rest of the regulators seeing that only 1 regulator (representing 2% of the population affected by the acquisition) has the power to block an agreement that has the favorable vote of all the rest of the world regulators. ... You will agree that it is not a trivial situation for MS and that it will affect any subsequent acquisition process. It makes perfect sense that MS would take the appeals process to the last loophole and may even consider more drastic measures(It would not be drastic to leave the UK but other movements such as investing in other markets instead of the UK for future projects) if it understands that, despite its willingness to cooperate and work together with regulators for years/decades, there is no reward.
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MasterCornholio
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I just don't believe Microsoft will ignore regulators. If a block happens they will go through proper procedures to get it though. It's why I don't believe they will just write off any block and just make the merger happen.
feynoob
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They won't. That will affect their future purchases and their reputation.
If they do that, the DOJ will break up MS, due to anti trust.
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
Looks like he moved the goalpost about the Xbox being prepared for this generation.
Also, some fun stuff to see how much he was hyping the Xbox Series S.
feynoob
Banned
What is worst is that MS doesn't care about him. He is wasting his time defending them nonstop.
MasterCornholio
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I don't think such a thing will happen either.
But I repeat, it is not a trivial situation for MS and I have no doubt that there will be movements in some direction beyond just sitting down and accepting that a single regulator that represents 2% of the population is created and wants to become the maximum decision-maker in any future deals that MS wants to make.
Nor do I believe that the rest of the regulators could be influenced by the situation (which I repeat I rule out) that MS did not respect the CMA's decision after appeals. Even more so when those regulators have made a decision totally contrary to that of the CMA. Another thing would be to do your job poorly, lose credibility and, of course, give the possibility that your decisions are destroyed in Courts.
MasterCornholio
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Well I guess Microsoft shouldn't have included a regulator that represents such a small population in their SEC filing.
Thirty7ven
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Have pity for the global company that has used the fact it’s a global company to its advantage for decades and now for once suffers the consequences.
Enough with the narrative that MS accepting the CMA’s decision is going to be really bad for them heading into the future. It is what it is, their business is booming. Xbox fanboys get upset and let down, big deal, add it to the fucking pile.
Enough with the narrative that MS accepting the CMA’s decision is going to be really bad for them heading into the future. It is what it is, their business is booming. Xbox fanboys get upset and let down, big deal, add it to the fucking pile.
DJ12
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Small if you are referring to the global population, not small by their own customer base.
You should eat some sugar and respond appropriately to such drivel
MasterCornholio
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Small if you are referring to the global population, not small by their own customer base.
You should eat some sugar and respond appropriately to such drivel
Well Microsofts entire market is the world. With that said its funny how a tiny percentage is responsible for the issues they are having with the merger. It really doesn't seem like they made the right choice here.
I'm just messing around.
gothmog
Gold Member
Please stop giving him attention here.
MasterCornholio
Member
At this point there should be a thread dedicated to him. That way people can just ignore it if they want to.
SenjustusuSage Suicide Watch would be an appropriate title.
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DJ12
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Him and Florian, we could call it "Xblock spawns outraged twittards"
MasterCornholio
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Who knows maybe they will breed with each other. We will have a bunch of mutant Sage/Florian hybrids running around the place.
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IFireflyl
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I am convinced that
SenjutsuSage
is Phil Spencer's bastard son that he keeps secret.
SenjutsuSage
is constantly trying to earn his dad's love and respect. This is why he is so invested in Microsoft's success. It's the only way he can get his dad to love him.
DeepEnigma
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And the $3b is already sitting in escrow. Similar to purchasing a house/property.
DeltaPolarBear
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UK is the largest Xbox market outside of the USA. If they cut out UK entirely then Xbox would cease to be an international brand, and I am not kidding.Well Microsofts entire market is the world. With that said its funny how a tiny percentage is responsible for the issues they are having with the merger. It really doesn't seem like they made the right choice here.
I'm just messing around.
If you want to turn Xbox into the likes of Dreamcast and only be relevant in one country, that would be the way to do it.
DeepEnigma
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demigod
Member
Its funny tho.
Haven’t kept up too much lately due to work. What happened to the appeal yesterday?
MasterCornholio
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Topher
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Pretty sure we won't know the status of the appeal unless Microsoft makes a statement.
Kilau
Member
Why bother appeal when you can just waive it away?
MasterCornholio
Member
They have to tell people at some point right?
Topher
Identifies as young
"Florian says...."
They don't have to, no. Considering all the bravado coming from Microsoft, one would think they will.
MasterCornholio
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"Florian says...."
They don't have to, no. Considering all the bravado coming from Microsoft, one would think they will.
Well I'm sure ABK would know about that at the very least.
Smoke6
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But didn’t ABK specify that the regulators had to agree or it’s no deal? Like where on earth are people saying two different things whej one is stamped in ink!
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