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

Do you believe the deal will be approved?


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Heisenberg007

Gold Journalism
You read the article and it says they can't close it....
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I am now free to murder and rob anyone, with Caveats.
 

DJ12

Member
That nitwit isn't even showing a capture of the actual merger agreement. The verbiage is similar, but definitely not the same document at all. His doesn't reference Microsoft or Activision Blizzard at all.

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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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.

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.
 

Bernoulli

M2 slut
i want microsoft to close the deal this week to see the drama that will follow and the huge 10% global earning fine by the CMA
and losing their UK studios
 

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

Identifies as young

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.

Ah....ok. Thanks for the correction. He's still a nitwit though. :messenger_beaming:
 
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Darsxx82

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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.
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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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.

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

Banned
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.
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.
 

feynoob

Banned






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.


What is worst is that MS doesn't care about him. He is wasting his time defending them nonstop.
 

Darsxx82

Member
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.
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.
 
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.

Well I guess Microsoft shouldn't have included a regulator that represents such a small population in their SEC filing.
 

Thirty7ven

Banned
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.
 

DJ12

Member
Well I guess Microsoft shouldn't have included a regulator that represents such a small population in their SEC filing.
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 :)

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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 :)

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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.

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I'm just messing around.
 

DeepEnigma

Gold Member
It is referring to any legal requirements that can be waived in whatever jurisdictions. Activision shareholders care because Microsoft is not going to complete the transaction and give them any money if they cannot get the deal approved by regulators. That is why the "Conditions to the Closing of the Merger" exists.
And the $3b is already sitting in escrow. Similar to purchasing a house/property.
 
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.

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I'm just messing around.
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.

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.
 

Smoke6

Member
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.
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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