Washington CNN — On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, challenging one of the biggest tech acquisitions in history. The administrative complaint filed Thursday by the FTC alleges that the blockbuster deal, which would make Microsoft the world’s third-largest video game publisher, would give …
Mr. Smith is heading to Washington – and the hope is to secure federal clearance for Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision. Microsoft Chairman Brad Smith plans to meet with the three Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to stop the tech giant’s blockbuster video game deal from …
A rift has emerged at the Federal Trade Commission over Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire Activision – potentially paving the way for the controversial mega-merger to be approved, The Post has learned. At least one Democrat on the four-member panel recently took a favorable view of the merger, according to a source familiar with …
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