MIcrosoft: Speaking for the Federal Trade Commission, lawyer Imad Abyad argued that the lower-court judge held the agency to too high a standard, effectively requiring it to prove that the deal was anticompetitive.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) moved into the top tier of global regulators when Britain left the European Union in 2020, giving it a bigger say over mega-mergers such as Microsoft s $69 billion acquisition of the "Call of Duty" maker.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) moved into the top tier of global regulators when Britain left the European Union in 2020, giving it a bigger say over mega-mergers such as Microsoft s $69 billion acquisition of the "Call of Duty" maker.
Microsoft, which owns the Xbox gaming system, closed its $69 billion deal to buy game-maker Activision Blizzard on Friday after fending off global opposition from antitrust regulators and rivals.
Microsoft, the famous tech giant and maker of the Xbox consoles, has recently acquired the video game company Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. With this acquisition, Microsoft now owns several video game franchises originally owned by Activision Blizzard, including popular titles such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, Warcraft, and Candy Crush.