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>...it would be unfair to put the merger on hold in order to have a full investigation into its competition implications because Microsoft and Activision had se
by PretzelPirate 3y ago
>...it would be unfair to put the merger on hold in order to have a full investigation into its competition implications because Microsoft and Activision had set a deadline of July 18...
On this part, I disagree with the author's take. It's not just that there is a deadline, but that the FTC took a very long time to take any action on this deal and set their own deadlines to land after the known merger deadline.
The FTC didn't act professionaly or with the right level of urgency and is seemingly trying to run out the clock on the deal.
- disgruntledphd2 3y agoI sortof see where you're coming from, but if MS and Activision want to do this deal, they can just extend the time period, right? Ultimately an agreement between two private companies is not grounds for the government to cave. I actually thought this deal was ok, but the linked Matt Stroller piece has convinced me otherwise.
- PretzelPirate 3y ago> I sortof see where you're coming from, but if MS and Activision want to do this deal, they can just extend the time period, right? Extending the deal is quite a big effort, especially when the FTC waited to take action so close to the deadline. It's pretty obvious to me that the timing of this was intentional on the FTC's part, but I could be wrong. I know I would have started conversations and legal action last year if I ran the FTC.
- MikusR 3y agoThe Judge had to remind FTC that they don't work for Sony.