| Ryuu96 said: I still think CMA will block the deal though, they aren't acting rational and it feels like they made their mind up on blocking the deal from the very start. But I'm 100% convinced that Microsoft will appeal to CAT now, although I'm trying to think on what grounds would CAT rule against CMA, I'm honestly not sure if CAT ever has and it usually requires CMA doing some procedure incorrectly or breaking some rules. Like CAT said CMA fucked up by redacting key data in the Meta/Giphy acquisition but ultimately agreed with the block, Lol. It'll be interesting to see what angle Microsoft tries to argue because while we can disagree on their interpretation on the data, I wouldn't say that breaks any rules or procedure. |
It really does not matter if the CMA block the deal. MS would just create a subsidirary of Activision/Blizz to operate in UK. Basically that corp will just operate just like ABK/Blizz does today. An analysis talked about this whole thing so really the CMA pose absolutly no obsticle to the deal going through. This whole drama is pretty much dead. The EU was the biggest hurtle and from all reports, that is a done deal. THe US FTC is a joke and has no teeth. If everything continue to move as it does now, MS is pretty much done with this drama.
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