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Ah yeah bust Disney buying up everything was okay? Also if not Microsoft then a chinese corp will buy Blizz, for example Tencent. But I guess that would be oka

Ah yeah bust Disney buying up everything was okay? Also if not Microsoft then a chinese corp will buy Blizz, for example Tencent. But I guess that would be okay

wnevets 4y ago
> Ah yeah bust Disney buying up everything was okay? What has Disney bought up during the current administration?
newbie578 4y ago
I agree with this comment. I have no problems with Microsoft getting blocked, but disallow others also. Don't let Disney, Tencent or Apple, or some 3rd party then do the exact same thing.
emn13 4y ago
Merely because one questionable thing happened doesn't mean other questionable things are excused. We don't need to embrace a race to the bottom.
coldpie 4y ago
During the Fox acquisition by Disney, the FTC was majority Republican. It is now majority Democrat. Elections matter!
- unpopualropp 4y ago
  And Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation under the Obama admin. Elections matter!
  - themadturk 4y ago
    The action in this case is less about the party in power than in the individuals involved. The FTC has been sleepwalking for decades. Biden appointed an FTC chairperson who has the reputation of being an anti-trust bulldog and appears to be committed to actually putting some teeth in the regulations. She can't especially go back in time, but she can certainly take action on what's upcoming.
that_guy_iain 4y ago
The thing is, in the world of gaming, Microsoft buying games studios is making it less of a mononpoly. Sony has tons of solid PS exclusive because of their studios. Microsoft starts to make similar like moves and all of a sudden it's monoploy problem. WTF.
- fhd2 4y ago
  I suppose if you count Windows, Microsoft has captured way more of the market than Sony? Comes down to how the market and what (constitutes a monopoly) is defined though.
- buzzerbetrayed 4y ago
  What studios has Sony acquired that are in the same ballpark as Activision? They are pretty huge. Are there any? Genuine question.
  - that_guy_iain 4y ago
    As huge as Activision. None. But https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Studios they have lots of medium size ones.
quartesixte 4y ago
The Disney buyouts were made under a very different FTC and also a very different political climate. As well as a more naive view on monopolies by many in the regulatory/political sphere. This move away from the consumer harm standard is recent and the new FTC chair is committed to making sure we go back to the old days of Anti-Trust.

Ah yeah bust Disney buying up everything was okay? Also if not Microsoft then a chinese corp will buy Blizz, for example Tencent. But I guess that would be okay

wnevets 4y ago

> Ah yeah bust Disney buying up everything was okay? What has Disney bought up during the current administration?

newbie578 4y ago

I agree with this comment. I have no problems with Microsoft getting blocked, but disallow others also. Don't let Disney, Tencent or Apple, or some 3rd party then do the exact same thing.

emn13 4y ago

Merely because one questionable thing happened doesn't mean other questionable things are excused. We don't need to embrace a race to the bottom.

coldpie 4y ago

During the Fox acquisition by Disney, the FTC was majority Republican. It is now majority Democrat. Elections matter!

unpopualropp 4y ago
And Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation under the Obama admin. Elections matter!
- themadturk 4y ago
  The action in this case is less about the party in power than in the individuals involved. The FTC has been sleepwalking for decades. Biden appointed an FTC chairperson who has the reputation of being an anti-trust bulldog and appears to be committed to actually putting some teeth in the regulations. She can't especially go back in time, but she can certainly take action on what's upcoming.

that_guy_iain 4y ago

The thing is, in the world of gaming, Microsoft buying games studios is making it less of a mononpoly. Sony has tons of solid PS exclusive because of their studios. Microsoft starts to make similar like moves and all of a sudden it's monoploy problem. WTF.

fhd2 4y ago
I suppose if you count Windows, Microsoft has captured way more of the market than Sony? Comes down to how the market and what (constitutes a monopoly) is defined though.
buzzerbetrayed 4y ago
What studios has Sony acquired that are in the same ballpark as Activision? They are pretty huge. Are there any? Genuine question.
- that_guy_iain 4y ago
  As huge as Activision. None. But https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Studios they have lots of medium size ones.

quartesixte 4y ago

The Disney buyouts were made under a very different FTC and also a very different political climate. As well as a more naive view on monopolies by many in the regulatory/political sphere. This move away from the consumer harm standard is recent and the new FTC chair is committed to making sure we go back to the old days of Anti-Trust.