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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 ...
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 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.
FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of ...
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Microsoft's Years-Long Battle To Buy Activision Blizzard Is Now Finally Over
To appease regulator concerns, Microsoft carved out deals to bring Xbox games to non-Xbox streaming platforms and also ...
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FTC Officially Drops Case Against Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The US Federal Trade Commission announces that it has dropped the case against Microsoft for its acquisition of Activision ...
FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
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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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The FTC has dropped its lawsuit against Microsoft following the Activision Blizzard acquisition, letting the tech giant loose
The FTC has dropped its lawsuit against Microsoft following the Activision Blizzard acquisition, letting the tech giant loose ...
Microsoft Wins Big—FTC Backs Off Activision Blizzard Fight
It looks like the FTC has given the Microsoft deal with Activision Blizzard its blessing as it drops it case against it.
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FTC ends opposition to Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The FTC had previously argued that the Activision Blizzard acquisition would give Microsoft an unfair edge in the gaming ...
Microsoft Clears Major Hurdle As FTC Ends Effort To Block Activision Merger
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision denying the FTC's application to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.