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, per Idas this is the only new / relevant bit of info from that WSJ article with the absolutely terrible headline.
"Matt Perault, policy analyst for New Street Research, says those rulings will likely factor heavily into the FTC's decision on how to proceed with its own case. He also says the odds are in Microsoft's favor, writing in a note Friday, "we think a settlement is more likely than a block because Microsoft can offer concessions that address many of regulators' core concerns."
This is also speculation, not actual news, but eh.
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And these are the next expected event dates, as per Idas again.
NEXT KEY DATES:
- Early April 2023: meetings and discussions with the CMA regarding the remedies working paper.
- Early April 2023: the EC will assess the market test conducted for the remedies proposed by MS.
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April 10th 2023: the Canada Competition Bureau will update the list of merger reviews completed during the previous month (probably nothing will come out of it, but my guess is that sooner rather than later there will be a decision).
- April 18th 2023: second extension of the original outside date. If MS quits by that date they have to pay a termination fee of $2,500,000,000; if they don't, the outside date gets extended until July 18th 2023.
- April 26th 2023: final report and remedies from the CMA.
- April 28th 2023: decision from New Zealand.
- April - May 2023: decision from the SAMR in China.
- May 22nd 2023: final decision from the EC.
- July 18th 2023: The end of the second extension and final outside date in the merger agreement. If MS quits by that date they have to pay a termination fee of $3,000,000,000; if they don't, they'll have to renegotiate the outside date with ABK.
- August 2nd 2023: beginning of the FTC in-house trial.
- Early 2024: decision from the FTC administrative law judge.
- Anything beyond that: unknown
