| KiigelHeart said: Tbh I think this isn't over yet and if I was into gambling I'd still put my money on this deal eventually happening. Though UK seems a bit strange. |
UK been f*cking strange for over 10 years now, Lol.
Literally everything is failing in this country.
It's definitely not over yet, Microsoft has already said they're appealing to CAT, and if we were guided by logic and facts, I would also put money on it with you, but the fact is that CAT often sides with CMA and has to find that CMA has acted "irrational" to side against them and even if they do side against CMA, they simply tell CMA to make another decision, the same CMA acting irrationally, which can be another block. I don't actually know how many appeals a company is allowed either, I don't imagine Microsoft can just keep appealing to CAT over and over until they get the decision that they want.
What I have read though, is that CMA appeals are a lot shorter than EC ones (EC appeals can sometimes take years), and due to the size of the deal, Microsoft can expedite the appeal process, I'd be surprised if this deal is over this year now though, Microsoft will have to re-negotiate with Activision-Blizzard on the closure date and now they might as well wait for the FTC process to play out.
