[PCGamer] Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard to be investigated by the Federal Trade Commission

[Space Lynx]

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard to be investigated by the Federal Trade Commission

The FTC most recently caused big trouble for Nvidia and its proposed takeover of Arm.

www.pcgamer.com

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is not yet a done deal...

Interesting read here, I did not realize that it was not a done deal yet, all the news sites made it sound like it was. lol

M$ bout to get slapped like Nvidia/Arm deal.

Edit: I wonder if Sony will get a pass on Bungie, because it is a smaller acquisition? Whole point of this would be monopoly concerns, or is my thinking incorrect?

 

[Bones]

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard to be investigated by the Federal Trade Commission

The FTC most recently caused big trouble for Nvidia and its proposed takeover of Arm.

www.pcgamer.com

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is not yet a done deal...

Interesting read here, I did not realize that it was not a done deal yet, all the news sites made it sound like it was. lol

M$ bout to get slapped like Nvidia/Arm deal.

Edit: I wonder if Sony will get a pass on Bungie, because it is a smaller acquisition? Whole point of this would be monopoly concerns, or is my thinking incorrect?

No, you are correct but it could also be for other reason(s) too as to why they are investigating.

 

[R0H1T]

Like that sleazy CEO?

 

[windwhirl]

Interesting read here, I did not realize that it was not a done deal yet, all the news sites made it sound like it was. lol

Yep, no one reads the fine print.

The deal has to be approved by regulators first.

Like that sleazy CEO?

Regulators don't care about the CEO. That's a matter for common courts, not for the FTC

 

[Chomiq]

Nadella when he found out:

 

[R0H1T]

Regulators don't care about the CEO.

Not if that one guy had multiple complaints against him, don't recall all that well but he is the same guy right?

 

[windwhirl]

Not if that one guy had multiple complaints against him, don't recall all that well but he is the same guy right?

It doesn't matter because the problem with that guy is outside the orbit of the FTC. The FTC doesn't deal with toxic work culture issues or sexual harassment. That's to be handled by courts or other institutions.

 

[Chomiq]

It doesn't matter because the problem with that guy is outside the orbit of the FTC. The FTC doesn't deal with toxic work culture issues or sexual harassment. That's to be handled by courts or other institutions.

Exactly:

Merger Review

How Mergers are Reviewed Among the key provisions in U.S. antitrust law is one designed to prevent anticompetitive mergers or acquisitions.

www.ftc.gov

 

[R0H1T]

Right & we all know one arm of the govt/bureaucracy doesn't nudge the other towards such "investigations" ever? It might well have something to do with the size of the merger but don't kid yourself into thinking a lot of these things will always be swept under the rug.

 

[windwhirl]

Right & we all know one arm of the govt/bureaucracy doesn't nudge the other towards such "investigations" ever? It might well have something to do with the size of the merger but don't kid yourself into thinking a lot of these things will always be swept under the rug.

The guy has been under investigation by the SEC and California's DFEH for a while now. Since at least August 2021 by the SEC and California's DFEH seems to have been going for a couple years now.

If anything, you could say the FTC is late to the "party"