The American court of appeal to the ninth circuit has The decision of a lower court according to which the acquisition by Microsoft of Activision Blizzard did not violate antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission had continued to block the merger of these major game brands on allegations that the new entity fell to antitrust laws. In the court’s decision, published today, the FTC has not proven that Microsoft would have blocked access to popular titles such as Call of duty On equipment belonging to other game brands. The Court of Appeal was also not advanced by the FTC arguments that the agreement would have reduced competition in game subscription services and Cloud streaming.
The problem of exclusive titles of the platform was one of the fundamental principles of the last accusations of the FTC against this acquisition. However, the Written by judge Daniel P. Collins "All the main manufacturers have embarked on this practice." And as Microsoft has made its once exclusive titles available on new equipment, this may mean that the competition agency will finally accept the agreement as a fact.
The agreement of $ 68.7 billion for Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard concluded, but the acquisition was faced with several FTC challenges at different stages of the process. In fact, this is not the first time that the ninth short circuit has had the agency’s efforts to block the merger. The competition agency also after closing the merger.
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