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FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal
After losing key court fights, the FTC is moving on from its effort to undo the biggest gaming acquisition in history.
Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...
FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
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Microsoft Ruling Offers an Antitrust Playbook for Vertical Deals
Opinion: Baker Botts' Jody Boudreault explains how the Ninth Circuit's ruling in FTC v. Microsoft Corp. provides a roadmap ...
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FTC Case Vs. Microsoft Activision Deal Is Finally Over
The FTC has dismissed their own complaint vs. the Microsoft deal to acquire Activision after the appeals court rejected their injunction.
FTC loses appeal to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal that already happened
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In 2023, the FTC requested a preliminary injunction ...
FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
U.S. FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
The U.S. FTC dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard ...
Trump's FTC walks away from Microsoft-Activision merger fight started by Biden
President Trump's antitrust cops ended a government effort to unwind Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game maker ...
Game Over: FTC Stops Trying To Defeat Microsoft's $69B Activision Deal
Some boss battles are just too daunting, which the Federal Trade Commission has discovered in its ongoing effort to defeat ...
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FTC drops antitrust case against Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal
The US Federal Trade Commission has dropped its antitrust case against Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. On May 22nd, the FTC issued an order to dismiss its case, stating ...