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Microsoft isn’t happy with Sony and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. The UK regulator signaled an in-depth review of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard last month, and the CMA has now published its full 76-page report on its findings. The CMA says it has concerns that Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal could… Continue reading Microsoft takes the gloves off as it battles Sony for its Activision acquisition

This month, we were due the CMA’s October “issues statement” – and it seems that this is the document to which Microsoft has now publicly responded. To measure the correct seat height for you, stand barefoot with your feet about shoulder width apart. Place a yardstick between your legs and pull up slightly mongoose bmx… Continue reading Microsoft takes the gloves off as it battles Sony for its Activision acquisition

If the UK battles are anything to go by, this acquisition could get messy as Microsoft and Sony battle it out behind the scenes to sway regulators. Microsoft even has a dedicated website to highlight its arguments as it seeks to convince regulators that its giant deal isn’t a bad one for gamers. We’re still… Continue reading Microsoft takes the gloves off as it battles Sony for its Activision acquisition

This month, we were due the CMA’s October “issues statement” – and it seems that this is the document to which Microsoft has now publicly responded. To measure the correct seat height for you, stand barefoot with your feet about shoulder width apart. Place a yardstick between your legs and pull up slightly mongoose bmx… Continue reading Microsoft takes the gloves off as it battles Sony for its Activision acquisition

The usual topics are covered – surrounding the potential for the deal to harm competitors should Microsoft gain too much of an advantage owning Activision Blizzard franchises and therefore being able to leverage their brand power to become a dominant market leader in the console market and cloud streaming. Like all Schwinn bikes the Legacy… Continue reading Microsoft takes the gloves off as it battles Sony for its Activision acquisition

“The suggestion that the incumbent market leader, with clear and enduring market power, could be foreclosed by the third largest provider as a result of losing access to one title is not credible,” Microsoft told GamesIndustry.biz. Microsoft does not go into detail on its mental arithmetic here, but does note elswhere in its comments that… Continue reading Microsoft takes the gloves off as it battles Sony for its Activision acquisition