Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a lawsuit brought against multinational technology corporation Microsoft and video game holding company Activision Blizzard in 2022. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought a temporary injunction against Microsoft in its effort to acquire Activision Blizzard.
Autres questions
Why is FTC against Microsoft?
The FTC is examining allegations the software giant is potentially abusing its market power in productivity software by imposing punitive licensing terms to prevent customers from moving their data from its Azure cloud service to other competitive platforms, sources confirmed earlier this month.
What was the district court decision in FTC v Microsoft?
Recently, in FTC v. Microsoft Corp., 7 the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rejected the FTC's request to enjoin the merger and observed severe deficiencies in the FTC's allegations.
Was the Microsoft Activision deal blocked?
The new deal
Earlier this year, the CMA blocked Microsoft from acquiring the whole of Activision due to concerns that the deal would harm competition in cloud gaming in the UK. After that deal was blocked, Microsoft submitted a restructured transaction in August for the CMA to review.
Why is Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard?
Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard in January 2022 for approximately $68.7 billion. The acquisition was driven by several strategic reasons: Expansion into Gaming: Microsoft aimed to strengthen its position in the gaming industry, particularly in the console and PC gaming markets.
8 déc. 2022 · “Today we seek to stop Microsoft from gaining control over a leading independent game studio and using it to harm competition in multiple ...
6 déc. 2023 · Its effort to block the Microsoft acquisition of Activision is arguably the most prominent of those antitrust challenges, and the agency's ...
5 juil. 2023 · The idea the FTC is challenging vertical mergers is astonishing, but ideologically I think Lina Kahn just doesn't want a $69 billion dollar merger to go ...
18 déc. 2023 · The FTC argued that the merger would harm competition in the video game industry by giving Microsoft too much power. The FTC's decision was a ...
The Federal Trade Commission authorized an administrative complaint against the proposed merger between Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard, Inc.
6 déc. 2023 · The FTC filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the deal in December 2022, arguing that Microsoft would use Activision's popular games to suppress ...
11 juil. 2023 · Here's why the judge's opinion is flawed, and why the FTC was right to block this merger and should continue its administrative case against Microsoft.
11 juil. 2023 · The FTC was granted an emergency temporary restraining order blocking Microsoft/Activision Blizzard. In her ruling, Corley noted that the TRO " ...
12 juil. 2023 · The FTC has argued that the transaction was anti-competitive because Microsoft might make some of its games exclusive to its own game consoles ...
