If they were already in talks to buy, how much of it is a case of "wasn't willing", and how much is it "wasn't allowed"? For all the flak ActiBlizzard deserves

If they were already in talks to buy, how much of it is a case of "wasn't willing", and how much is it "wasn't allowed"? For all the flak ActiBlizzard deserves for this situation, I'd be happier if it were illegal for Microsoft to publicly give them shit about while already in talks to buy. There's just way too many ways to abuse that for leverage.