Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.

  • grte@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    Let’s hope so. Let’s have less merging and more breaking up.

    • S_H_K@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      2 years ago

      I think depends on some factors, for what I know Activision wants funding for the games and Microsoft wants games for the console. A merger or adquisition that removes competition is plainly bad although this one is harder to tell since the relationship could be more symbiotic I guess. And although Microsoft hasn’t the cleanest of records they are no EA

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        2 years ago

        You can fund games and have exclusivity. There is no need to aquire the studio for this. It does make it guaranteed for the future though.