The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nonetheless has a chance to enchantment the latest ruling which might permit the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft to go ahead.
In the wake of Judge Corley’s choice to allow the deal between Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard, a spokesperson from the FTC spoke up about what might occur subsequent:
“We are upset on this final result given the clear risk this merger poses to open competitors in cloud gaming, subscription companies, and consoles. In the approaching days we’ll be saying our subsequent step to proceed our combat to protect competitors and defend customers.”
Any choice could be needed to made quickly on the FTC’s half. While the group appears assured of their persevering with battle with Microsoft, authorized commentator Florian Mueller didn’t mince phrases.
“The @FTCclearly has the best to enchantment, however I hope that after they’ve studied the district court docket’s ruling, they’ll discover that there are too many hurdles they will’t overcome. There are higher priorities for his or her combat for competitors and innovation than this ‘misplaced trigger’.”
If the FTC goes to behave, they should act quick as Microsoft’s bid for Activision-Blizzard expires on July 18 and until they’re given some form of extension it would already be too late for any FTC enchantment.
