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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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NickFire

NickFire

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graywolf323 said:


ironically I actually was a fan of Hoeg’s Law before all the MS-ABK stuff but just sheesh 🙄

buying the largest third party publisher in an industry which neither of your major competitors in that industry can afford to do would fall under unfair I’d think…
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I wouldn't say he's lost in right field on that take. But I would say he's completely missed the forest through the trees. Reason is simple. Using non-gaming revenue to try putting a gaming competitor out of business is an unfair practice to the competitor, the people working in the industry, and above all else the average gaming consumer.

And this was always about controlling COD and one day foreclosing access IMO. Sure they would take a temporary financial hit when that occurs. But this is a company that can afford the hit, is happily taking a hit on Starfield via foreclosure (despite Phil saying even if its an 11/10, it . . . . ), and gave away years of access to its games for a measly $1. A down year or two for COD, or penalty here or there, wouldn't mean squat to them.
 
Slicker than your average

Slicker than your average

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Banjo64 said:
Their lawyers aren’t even trying to argue that it’s been taken out of context or that it was an error.

  • In legal documents, Microsoft characterized the email as an “internal exchange” that should remain sealed; a Microsoft rep declined to comment further.
  • Microsoft's lawyers have said the document has had no bearing on the court’s decisions.
F this company and the current leadership team. Every one of them is a huge liar.

adamsapple adamsapple I can’t lie, it’s sad to see you trying to bury stuff like this. I thought you were different man.

Disappointed King Of The Hill GIF
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Are you surprised? He's already buried in Phil's balls. Tag checks out .
 
ConcealedBlaze

ConcealedBlaze

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Bernardougf said:
Still sure that MS never would never make COD exclusive ? Because it dosent make business sense ?
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Note saying this to defend Microsoft but it’s hard to take much away from a redacted plaintiff’s filing like that. All we’ve seen is how the plaintiff opposing the merger is presenting that evidence, which will always be in the light most favorable to them.

It certainly could be damning, but we just don’t know. This is how court filings work.
 
Kilau

Kilau

Member
NickFire said:
I wouldn't say he's lost in right field on that take. But I would say he's completely missed the forest through the trees. Reason is simple. Using non-gaming revenue to try putting a gaming competitor out of business is an unfair practice to the competitor, the people working in the industry, and above all else the average gaming consumer.

And this was always about controlling COD and one day foreclosing access IMO. Sure they would take a temporary financial hit when that occurs. But this is a company that can afford the hit, is happily taking a hit on Starfield via foreclosure (despite Phil saying even if its an 11/10, it . . . . ), and gave away years of access to its games for a measly $1. A down year or two for COD, or penalty here or there, wouldn't mean squat to them.
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It's all about providing options to gamers, more options, lots of options, open the options, options are good. I like options, don't you like options, options options options options


options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options
 
Bernardougf

Bernardougf

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ConcealedBlaze said:
Note saying this to defend Microsoft but it’s hard to take much away from a redacted plaintiff’s filing like that. All we’ve seen is how the plaintiff opposing the merger is presenting that evidence, which will always be in the light most favorable to them.

It certainly could be damning, but we just don’t know. This is how court filings work.
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Cmon man .. if they want to rule the world or not is another matter ... but foreclosure of activion games was always expected .. people drunk Phils kool-aid about more games for more people.. whatever the court decides ... is pretty clear what MS does as a company for better or worst
 
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GHG

GHG

Gold Member
Astray said:
Fucking lmao

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Who the fuck are they trying to fool at this point?

Why must they always behave like everyone but them (as an organisation) is an idiot? From their smear campaigns spearheaded by their mindless astroturfers, their gag inducing PR campaigns and interviews, all the way to how they've been conducting themselves with regulators. It's at every level they seem to behave like this and it's mind boggling.

It's all so transparent, just stop.
 
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DeepEnigma

DeepEnigma

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GHG said:
Who the fuck are they trying to fool at this point?

Why must they always behave like everyone but them (as an organisation) is an idiot? From their smear campaigns spearheaded by their mindless astroturfers, their gag inducing PR campaigns and interviews, all the way to the way they've been conducting themselves with regulators.

It's all so transparent, just stop.
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They're proving themselves to be hubris layden garbage in this whole ordeal.

Keep talking, MS. It's been glorious. Especially your turfer clowns on here and the rest of the internet.
 
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Dick Jones

Dick Jones

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Kilau said:
It's all about providing options to gamers, more options, lots of options, open the options, options are good. I like options, don't you like options, options options options options


options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options
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You're right. There are so many options
 
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Elios83

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Astray said:
Dude it's a whole thread of Microsoft's bullshit being dismantled, check the following tweets:






Judge will have the final say obviously but FTC definitely has a chance to get their injunction imho.
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Seems like FTC isn't exactly the bunch of monkeys that Microsoft's propaganda wanted their base to believe. There will be sparks.
In particular I'm looking forward to Microsoft's comments about what they plan to do if the injunction is denied but they're still blocked by the CMA.
FTC has a chance to put a nice trap there, either lie to the court or committing on not closing the deal before July 18th.
 
Varteras

Varteras

Member
Kilau said:
It's all about providing options to gamers, more options, lots of options, open the options, options are good. I like options, don't you like options, options options options options


options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options options
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Fuck you. I skimmed through all of that to find a clever or funny joke hidden. You made me the joke. :messenger_grinning_sweat:
 
Bernardougf

Bernardougf

Member
feynoob said:
If they want to run their business that bad, there is nothing I can say about it.
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Its okay.. they will be fine... grab a popcorn and lets watch this shitshow and at the same time laugh in the resetera thread because the meltdown over there already began
 
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Banjo64

Banjo64

cumsessed
graywolf323 said:


ironically I actually was a fan of Hoeg’s Law before all the MS-ABK stuff but just sheesh 🙄

buying the largest third party publisher in an industry which neither of your major competitors in that industry can afford to do would fall under unfair I’d think…
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Gone from ‘MS have no incentive to foreclose Sony’ to ‘well of course MS want to foreclose Sony’ in the space of 12 months. GG ez. These people will say anything.
 
GHG

GHG

Gold Member
Alebrije said:
meanwhile European Union :

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It's by design. This is their primary method of "regulation" :

www.livemint.com

EU charges Google over anti-competitive adtech practices

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said Google may have to sell part of its adtech business because a behavioural remedy is unlikely to be effective at stopping the anti-competitive practices.
www.livemint.com www.livemint.com

vince mcmahon wwe GIF


Why stop anything when you can just fine them for sums of $28 billion?
 
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laynelane

laynelane

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DeepEnigma said:
They're proving themselves to be hubris layden garbage in this whole ordeal.

Keep talking, MS. It's been glorious. Especially your turfer clowns on here and the rest of the internet.
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One thing this deal has shown me is the scale of MS astroturfers - they're fucking everywhere. All saying the same things, all completely immune to reason, and all worthless engaging with. If MS put half the effort into their gaming division that they put into their PR war, XBox would have been "competing" just fine all along.
 
graywolf323

graywolf323

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laynelane said:
One thing this deal has shown me is the scale of MS astroturfers - they're fucking everywhere. All saying the same things, all completely immune to reason, and all worthless engaging with. If MS put half the effort into their gaming division that they put into their PR war, XBox would have been "competing" just fine all along.
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yep and they refuse to acknowledge some of us might want this deal not to go through but actually want Xbox to keep existing

they have a lot of my favorite games over the past 20 years either from their internal studios or the ones they’ve acquired over the past 5 years

there’s nothing stopping them from competing except for the fact Microsoft doesn’t want to compete, they want to dominate
 
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