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shikamaru317 said:

Ryuu96 said:

One thing I'll note here is the agency has not filed for a preliminary injunction to stop the deal in federal court. So it's likely MSFT and Activision will still close.

— Ashley Gold (@ashleyrgold) December 8, 2022

Ok, I think I get what they are saying. They are suing to break up the merger if it goes through, but they aren't actually asking for it to be blocked in the meantime. Means that the deal could be completed and closed if the other regulators approve it, but if the FTC wins in court after it has closed, Xbox would be forced to divest ABK and make it it's own independent entity again. 

I suppose it doesn't change much in the end.

It still lives or dies based on CMA and this suit could still convince them to block.