#Microsoft's economic adviser on the acquisition of #ActivisionBlizzard will reportedly become the next chief economist of the #EuropeanCommission's Directorate-General for Competition (#DGCOMP).
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) April 24, 2023
Had similar role in Obama Administration.https://t.co/OAv3YjCknr
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There is no problem here because the merger will be approved before she starts working for the Commission.
— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) April 24, 2023
That the EU goes out of its way to enlist her shows Microsoft previously made a great choice and suggests her pro-merger arguments were viewed favorably by the EC.
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From what she wrote:
— Xbox News for Koreans 🇰🇷 - 네이버 Xbox 정보 카페 (@KoreaXboxnews) April 24, 2023
"Microsoft is a large company...But corporate size is not what determines the nature of competition"
"It is important to distinguish between size and harm, lest our efforts to address the very real concerns posed by digital platforms are misplaced and…
"Microsoft is a large company...But corporate size is not what determines the nature of competition"
"It is important to distinguish between size and harm, lest our efforts to address the very real concerns posed by digital platforms are misplaced and wasted."
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