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tl;dr from the article:

What you need to know

  • The FTC is trying to stop Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard for almost $69 billion.
  • After having a preliminary injunction denied, the FTC appealed the decision to the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, appealing the decision and seeking injunctive relief.
  • The injunctive relief, which would've extended the existing temporary restraining order, has been denied. 
  • Microsoft can legally acquire Activision Blizzard in the U.S. very shortly.
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[–] Hylirica@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm glad ActiBlizz employees will hopefully have a better working environment. Plus, I can play WoW again without supporting a human-sized scrotum. 😁

But the sheer size of Microsoft at this point is a bit alarming. It's like watching Disney buying Marvel and LucasArts: a looming giant that will either fall or trample everything underfoot.

[–] nihilx7E3@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

yeah, its getting a little worrying how they're just buying the game market now, especially when you remember how horrible gates & ballmer era microsoft was with anticompetition