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[Dolomite]

Hey Guys I Fucked up the Title!! The article implies the opposite

... no one thought it was a monopoly, but apparently industry journalist did?

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Xbox Buying Bethesda Isn't a Monopoly, Legal Expert Says
The Xbox Bethesda deal likely won't run afoul antitrust investigators.
By Matt T.M. Kim
Updated: 21 Sep 2020 6:45 pm
Posted: 21 Sep 2020 6:35 pm


Microsoft dropped a bombshell announcement this morning when it announced Xbox will acquire ZeniMax Media, which includes hit studios like Bethesda, id, and Arkane. Some have wondered if this is a scenario similar to Disney acquiring Fox, but according to a legal expert, Xbox's Bethesda acquisition is a fundamentally different kind of deal.

Following the news of Xbox's major studio acquisition, some commenters wondered if this deal would be subject to investigation from antitrust authorities. But whereas the Disney Fox merger was an example of horizontal integration, the Xbox Bethesda deal is a vertical integration, which is more complicated from an antitrust law perspective, and historically has not been an issue for antitrust investigators in the entertainment content space."

https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-bethesda-zenimax-monopoly-antitrust?sf129043078=1

 

[jigglet]

Freudian slip in title makes me think OP isn't happy with this.

 

[ZehDon]

Article Title: Xbox Buying Bethesda Isn't a Monopoly, Legal Expert Says

Thread Title:
"MS buying a monopoly according to one legal expert"
OP's comment: "... no one thought it was, but apparently industry journalist did? "

Confused OP, or did I miss a beat?

 

[Dolomite]

Article Title: Xbox Buying Bethesda Isn't a Monopoly, Legal Expert Says

Thread Title:
"MS buying a monopoly according to one legal expert"
OP's comment: "... no one thought it was, but apparently industry journalist did? "

Confused OP, or did I miss a beat?

Nope I didn't proofread the title and have fucked up my own thread
@mods

 

[Daxter32jak]

I'm confused

 

[Andodalf]

It'd be incredibly hard to call anything a monopoly in gaming at this point. MS could buy EA and WB on top of this and still not fit a definition of a monopoly.

 

[LOLCats]

I'm confused

me . you and op.

 

[quest]

Yes the company with sub 30% market share buying a monopoly with this deal lol.

 

[bender]

Feel better OP

 

[-Arcadia-]

I mean, monopolies don't tend to be in third place in marketshare, lol.

Only IGN.

 

[CatLady]

Nope I didn't proofread the title and have fucked up my own thread
@mods

Oh NO! Your mistake will probably get the Sony Bros all fired up thinking there's a way to undo this deal and they'll just run with it

 

[aries_71]

Oh boy! I'm sorry OP, all will be fine.

 

[Compsiox]

The industry under one company. The industry is one game.

"Microsoft has put its thousands of studios to work on a single title. It's supposed to be their biggest yet."

 

[a multicultural team of v]

If Microsoft gets nailed as a monopoly it's going to be because of Windows or Office/Teams, not freaking Bethesda lol

Also I'm not quite sure Disney/Fox is strictly horizontal given that Disney controls numerous distribution channels in numerous different media (including non media such as theme parks), but that's a whole different discussion.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

I truly hope IGN had to pay the partner's hourly rate to get that quote. FFS.

 

[Dolomite]

Oh NO! Your mistake will probably get the Sony Bros all fired up thinking there's a way to undo this deal and they'll just run with it

One can only hope this has been the funnest week on GAF since I've joined

 

[Slayer-33]

Fission mailed my friend.

 

[ManaByte]

The last ten days have done broke some people.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Thanks IGN. Nobody understands economics anymore words like monopoly and antitrust get thrown around so easily.

 

[Crownjo]

Hasbro needs to make a Xbox themed Monopoly.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

Here is one of their purchased Monopolies